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- pronunciation:
- In
ae
n
miht
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
not having or showing the characteristics associated with life; lifeless.
She claims she has no skill at painting people or animals and prefers to paint inanimate objects.- antonyms:
- alive, animate, live, living
- similar words:
- inert, lifeless
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| definition 2: |
lacking in energy or spirit; dull.
- antonyms:
- live
- similar words:
- inert, lethargic, lifeless
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| related words: |
dead, impersonal, inactive, logy, phlegmatic |
| derivations: |
inanimately (adv.), inanimateness (n.) |
The word inanimate
contains the following parts:
in-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix in-2 occurs in Latin loanwords and attaches to Latinate bases. The bases of most words prefixed with in-2 are independent
adjectives (inadvertent, incognizant), although the base adjective may no longer be in widespread use (as with incessant
). Exceptions include iniquitous and indignant
. -in 2 has multiple forms, as the 'n' sound in in-2 assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms ig-, il-2, im-2, and ir-2.
Example words:
inaccurate, inappropriate, inaudible, incapable, incessant, incompetent, incomplete, incomprehensible, inconceivable, inconclusive, inconsiderate, inconspicuous, inconvenient, incorrect, incredible, incredulous, incurable, indefinite, independence, independent, indignant, indirect, individual, indivisible, inedible, inefficient, inequality, inert, inevitable, inexpensive, infinite, informal, infrequent, injure, injury, insane, insolent, insomnia, invaluable, invincible, invisible, irregular
anim
Latin
root
that means mind, spirit, life
Example words:
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