inanimate
adjective
not animate; lifeless.
inanimation
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a word derived from
inanimate.
Example Sentences
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Proceedings conducted with closed doors, but along the corridor, from time to time, rolled echoes which seemed to indicate that the first meeting of the Home-Rule Parliament was not lacking inanimation.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, December 13, 1890 by Various
They both threw a rapid glance upon the room, whose dull green draperies returned their inquiry with the complete indifference of artistic inanimation.
From Flames by Robert Smythe Hichens
Rest had turned to inanimation, quiet to dulness, peace to stagnation.
From Flint His Faults, His Friendships and His Fortunes by Maud Wilder Goodwin
After death, inanimation; only the inanimate is changeless.
From The Grey Cloak by Thomas Mitchell Peirce
I chewed that mixture of bread, dust and tobacco, but I could not swallow it, and gave it all masticated to one of my young brothers, who had fallen from inanimation.
