— inanimately , adv. — inanimateness, inanimation /in an'euh may"sheuhn/ , n.
/in an"euh mit/ , adj.
1. not animate; lifeless.
2. spiritless; sluggish; dull.
3. Ling. belonging to a syntactic category or having a semantic feature that is characteristic of words denoting objects, concepts, and beings regarded as lacking perception and volition (opposed to animate ).
[ 1555-65; inanimatus. See IN- 3 , ANIMATE ]
Syn. 1. inorganic, vegetable, mineral; inert, dead. 2. inactive, dormant, torpid.