non-animate

/nɔnˈænɪmeɪ̯t/

adjective

Lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object.

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inanimatelifelessinsentientinsensateimmobilemotionless
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Meanings

adjectivenon-animate (comparative more non-animate, superlative most non-animate)

comparative more non-animate · superlative most non-animate

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

    Synonyms: inanimate, lifeless, insentient, insensate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot being, and never having been alive, especially not like humans and animals.

Similar
inanimatelifelessinsentientinsensate

unable to move

Similar
immobilemotionless
Also see
inanimate

Origin

From non- + animate.

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APA

non-animate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-animate

MLA

“non-animate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-animate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-animate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-animate.

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