inanimateness

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noun

The property of being inanimate.

Similar
lifelessness
Opposite
animateness
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Meanings

nouninanimateness (usually uncountable, plural inanimatenesses)

plural inanimatenesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe property of being inanimate.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounnot having life

Similar
lifelessness
Opposite
animateness
Broader
physiological property
Also see
deadnesslifelessness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From inanimate + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

inanimateness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inanimateness

MLA

“inanimateness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inanimateness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inanimateness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inanimateness.

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