Inanimate Definition & Meaning

inanimate
adjective
  1. belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things; "the word `car' is inanimate"
  2. not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects"
  3. appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse; "an inanimate body"; "pulseless and dead"

"Inanimate" in song lyrics

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  • "You standing stiff like you inanimate"
    Celph Titled f/ Apathy, Esoteric, Lord Digga — Way of the Gun
  • "I try to play it cool though inside I'm inanimate"
    Urthboy f/ Ozi Batla — Last Chance

Usage tips for "inanimate"

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