inanimate

Questions about inanimate

What does inanimate mean?

inanimate means "belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in inanimate?

inanimate has 4 syllables: in-an-i-mate. The stress falls on "an". In IPA it is /ˌɪˈnænəmət/.

What is another word for inanimate?

Close synonyms include nonliving, non-living, breathless, pulseless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of inanimate?

The recorded antonyms are animate, animate.

Is inanimate a common word?

inanimate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.