noun🔗ShareSomething that is not alive."The desk is an inanimate object. "thingbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo animate."The artist painstakingly inanimated the clay figure, bringing it to life with details and emotion. "actionenergybeingscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareLacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object."The statue in the garden is inanimate; it cannot move. "thingnaturescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNot being, and never having been alive, especially not like humans and animals."The statue in the park is an inanimate object. "naturethingbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(grammar) Not animate."In grammar, the word "table" is considered inanimate because it refers to a thing that is not alive. "grammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
