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Inanimate

Inanimate meaning

Lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object. | Not alive, and never having been alive, especially not like humans and animals. | Not animate.

Example sentences (20)

The animate–inanimate opposition for the masculine gender applies in the singular, and the personal–impersonal opposition, which classes animals along with inanimate objects, applies in the plural.

The Christmas scenes made by Saint Francis at the time were not inanimate objects, but live ones, later commercialised into inanimate representations of the Blessed Lord and His parents.

Dogs can be trained to track using other methods — like scenting and luring with inanimate tools — that do not involve wildlife, the statement said.

In some ways, they were even more of a threat because of their ability to mimic the appearances of everything from sentient beings to inanimate objects.

They are, after all, inanimate, non-living things.

Hunger is such a monstrous and awesome phenomenon, so much that Yoruba promoted it from its inanimate to an animate being status.

After Keef is mistaken for a suspect and aggressively apprehended by law enforcement — which leads to him communicating with inanimate objects — he enters a downward spiral and loses control of several aspects of his life.

Cave and Dihal attribute the white AI phenomena in part to a human tendency to give inanimate objects human qualities, as well as the legacy of colonialism in Europe and the U.S. which uses claims of superiority to justify oppression.

Edge cases such as weather and the differences between inanimate objects such as leaves or bricks in the road need to be conquered though some believe it’s unlikely to ever happen.

From today’s perspective, punishing inanimate objects and animals for criminal acts that they do not have the agency to have committed seems absurd.

In the movie, inanimate objects come to life, showcasing the terror caused by everything from a vending machine to a rogue lawnmower.

Most often, Remy would make use of his power by charging and throwing playing cards at his foes, but Valeria had a much bigger inanimate object in mind: Galactus' corpse.

Torres loves instilling animals and inanimate objects with the sadness and insecurities of humans, in a way that’s both very specific and yet universal, and also never corny.

Being clumsy with spines isn't Tek-Knight's only flaw, unfortunately, as his comic incarnation has an uncontrollable sex obsession, with people, animals and inanimate objects all potential targets.

Exploring natural forms and the inanimate, is the first work from Antony Hamilton since taking up the helm as artistic director of Chunky Move.

Inanimate objects, however, are another story.

In my estimate, St. Francis of Assisi's sense of relationship with inanimate creatures (e.g., "brother sun," "sister moon") is remarkable.

Instead of teaching right versus wrong, some in our society instead choose to demonize specific inanimate objects that rely on human interaction for outcomes that either illicitly injure, maim, or take life (evil), or defend life (good).

It has also been claimed that sightings of Nessie are caused by misidentifying inanimate objects – tree trunks, logs and optical effects caused by wind conditions have all been suggested.

Ivenko is inanimate — a poster boy for ballet, perhaps, but a poster board for drama.