inanimacy

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noun

The state of being without life or spirit.

Opposite
animacy
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Meanings

nouninanimacy (usually uncountable, plural inanimacies)

plural inanimacies

  1. uncommonuncountableusuallyThe state of being without life or spirit.

    Antonyms: animacy

  2. uncountableusuallyhuman sciencesIn some languages, the classification of entities as nonsentient or nonliving, influencing various aspects of structure and use.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state of being without life or spirit.

Opposite
animacy

Origin

From inanimate + -cy.

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Translations

Bulgarian неодушеве́ност
  • неодушеве́ност (neoduševénost)quality of being inanimate
French inaniméité, inanimacité
  • inaniméitéquality of being inanimate
  • inanimacitéquality of being inanimate
German Unbelebtheit
  • Unbelebtheitquality of being inanimate
Korean 무생물
  • 무생물 (musaengmul)quality of being inanimate
Russian неодушевлённость
  • неодушевлённость (neoduševljónnostʹ)quality of being inanimate

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

inanimacy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inanimacy

MLA

“inanimacy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inanimacy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inanimacy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inanimacy.

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