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Inanimate (Adjective)

Belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things; "the word `car' is inanimate".

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The words on this page are just inanimate objects until someone reads them aloud and gives them meaning.
She explained to the child that inanimate toys could not hear or respond to our words.
His painting was called "The Still Life of Inanimate Objects", featuring bowls of fruit and flowers.
She never really felt at ease speaking to the audience as she had grown accustomed to discussing concepts rather than actual people or living creatures with feelings and not inanimate beings.
An example of inanimate things include vehicles, objects in the natural environment such as rivers, buildings and household furniture.

Appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead".

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The medics rushed to his side to find an inanimate body, with no signs of breathing or a pulse.
The paramedics worked tirelessly to revive the inanimate form lying on the ground.
The fire department found an inanimate figure slumped in the charred remains of the burnt-out building.
The coroner's report described the inanimate corpse as showing no visible signs of trauma or struggle.
The hikers stumbled upon an inanimate body in the wilderness, and immediately called for rescue teams to assist.

Not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects".

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The statue was an inanimate object that stood in the middle of the park.
The inanimate body of the doll lay on the floor, its glassy eyes staring blankly.
The room was filled with inanimate objects, each one telling a story of its own.
The artist's use of inanimate materials such as wood and metal created a unique sculpture.
The inanimate landscape stretched out before us, a barren expanse of sand and rock.