inanimate
adjective
not animate; lifeless.
inanimation
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a word derived from
inanimate.
Example Sentences
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Rest had turned to inanimation, quiet to dulness, peace to stagnation.
From Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes by Maud Wilder Goodwin
On Sunday the elections began with absolute inanimation.
From Cæsar or Nothing by Louis How
It was his habit to glower with dignity, to stare with dignity and to preserve a dignified inanimation when he was silent.
From Gargoyles by Ben Hecht
After death, inanimation; only the inanimate is changeless.
From The Grey Cloak by Thomas Mitchell Peirce
Men such as you and he, who cannot even lie with your eyelids, who will not condescend to cover up a secret by a moment of feigned inanimation, have many voices.
From The Duke's Children by Anthony Trollope
