Inanimate
adjective
Not alive, especially not in the manner of animals and humans.
Rocks, chairs, and books are examples of inanimate objects.
Often appears as...
- inanimate object
- inanimate matter
adjective
Showing no sign of life, spiritless.
His eyes were dull and inanimate.
Often appears as...
- inanimate expression
- inanimate stare
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Disapproving
adjective
Not alive, especially not in the manner of animals and humans.
Rocks, chairs, and books are examples of inanimate objects.
Often appears as...
- inanimate object
- inanimate matter
adjective
Showing no sign of life, spiritless.
His eyes were dull and inanimate.
Often appears as...
- inanimate expression
- inanimate stare
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Inanimate often describes physical objects that cannot move or grow.
The inanimate sculpture frightened the child in the dark.
Pro Tip 2/3Science Context
In science classes, inanimate is used to differentiate non-living materials from living organisms.
Water and air are inanimate, though essential for life.
Pro Tip 3/3Contrast with Animated
Contrast 'inanimate' with 'animated' when describing objects in art or storytelling to indicate lack of movement.
Unlike the animated characters, the inanimate background remained static.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Inanimate often describes physical objects that cannot move or grow.
The inanimate sculpture frightened the child in the dark.
Pro Tip 2/3Science Context
In science classes, inanimate is used to differentiate non-living materials from living organisms.
Water and air are inanimate, though essential for life.
Pro Tip 3/3Contrast with Animated
Contrast 'inanimate' with 'animated' when describing objects in art or storytelling to indicate lack of movement.
Unlike the animated characters, the inanimate background remained static.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Objects
Inanimate often describes physical objects that cannot move or grow.
The inanimate sculpture frightened the child in the dark.
Pro Tip 2/3Science Context
In science classes, inanimate is used to differentiate non-living materials from living organisms.
Water and air are inanimate, though essential for life.
Pro Tip 3/3Contrast with Animated
Contrast 'inanimate' with 'animated' when describing objects in art or storytelling to indicate lack of movement.
Unlike the animated characters, the inanimate background remained static.
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Video examples
Ben Goldacre: Battling...
It has this bizarre, ongoing philosophical project of dividing all the inanimate objects in the world into the ones that either cause or prevent cancer. Here are some of the things they said cause divorce, Wi-Fi, toiletries and coffee. Some things they say prevent crusts, red pepper, licorice and coffee. So you can see there are contradictions.
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At what moment are you...
doesn't jump-start an inanimate heart, but resynchronizes the muscle cells in an abnormally beating heart so they regain their normal rhythm. This can prevent a person from dying, but it won't raise a dead body, or a monster sewn together from dead bodies. So it would seem that all our various medical miracles
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On data, rights, privacy...
solution to this problem and I would propose that we need to start to push to get real strong encryption to be recognized by all governments as a fundamental human right thank you thank you we skip back to the last slide to the yeah there we go I also want to just talk about inanimate II for a second we
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Are we living in a...
proliferating and radiating into an incredible ray of complex life forms. All of this— living and inanimate, microscopic and cosmic— is governed by mathematical laws with apparently arbitrary constants. And this opens up a If the universe is completely governed by these laws,
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Statue Trick PIPE Brain...
it's rare that your brain can override it even at times when danger isn't really present like in this unique experiment we've designed to test fight-or-flight responses we brought in a team of makeup artists to transform our actor into an inanimate statue
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Awesome King Cobra PIPE...
because that's an inanimate object he's more focused looking down the camera down my arm and at me because he knows that that's the thing he might have to bite though this is one of the most frightening animals in the world and
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How Quantum Biology...
But so does everything else. So does all inanimate matter, made up of trillions of atoms. Ultimately, there's a quantum level where we have to delve into this weirdness. But in everyday life, we can forget about it.
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What if cracks in...
the financial and environmental cost of concrete production. Eventually, these microorganisms may force us to reconsider the way we think about our cities, bringing our inanimate concrete jungles to life.
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Inside the Dead Shed PIPE...
But obviously each of them was alive at some point in the past. They they become so inanimate once they've reached this stage of their existence, That I think that probably helps me to compartmentalize.
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The invisible motion of...
Many of the inanimate objects around you probably seem perfectly still. But look deep into the atomic structure of any of them, and you'll see a world in constant flux.
Video examples
Ben Goldacre: Battling...
It has this bizarre, ongoing philosophical project of dividing all the inanimate objects in the world into the ones that either cause or prevent cancer. Here are some of the things they said cause divorce, Wi-Fi, toiletries and coffee. Some things they say prevent crusts, red pepper, licorice and coffee. So you can see there are contradictions.
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At what moment are you...
doesn't jump-start an inanimate heart, but resynchronizes the muscle cells in an abnormally beating heart so they regain their normal rhythm. This can prevent a person from dying, but it won't raise a dead body, or a monster sewn together from dead bodies. So it would seem that all our various medical miracles
Video examples
On data, rights, privacy...
solution to this problem and I would propose that we need to start to push to get real strong encryption to be recognized by all governments as a fundamental human right thank you thank you we skip back to the last slide to the yeah there we go I also want to just talk about inanimate II for a second we
Video examples
Are we living in a...
proliferating and radiating into an incredible ray of complex life forms. All of this— living and inanimate, microscopic and cosmic— is governed by mathematical laws with apparently arbitrary constants. And this opens up a If the universe is completely governed by these laws,
Video examples
Statue Trick PIPE Brain...
it's rare that your brain can override it even at times when danger isn't really present like in this unique experiment we've designed to test fight-or-flight responses we brought in a team of makeup artists to transform our actor into an inanimate statue
Video examples
Awesome King Cobra PIPE...
because that's an inanimate object he's more focused looking down the camera down my arm and at me because he knows that that's the thing he might have to bite though this is one of the most frightening animals in the world and
Video examples
How Quantum Biology...
But so does everything else. So does all inanimate matter, made up of trillions of atoms. Ultimately, there's a quantum level where we have to delve into this weirdness. But in everyday life, we can forget about it.
Video examples
What if cracks in...
the financial and environmental cost of concrete production. Eventually, these microorganisms may force us to reconsider the way we think about our cities, bringing our inanimate concrete jungles to life.
Video examples
Inside the Dead Shed PIPE...
But obviously each of them was alive at some point in the past. They they become so inanimate once they've reached this stage of their existence, That I think that probably helps me to compartmentalize.
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The invisible motion of...
Many of the inanimate objects around you probably seem perfectly still. But look deep into the atomic structure of any of them, and you'll see a world in constant flux.
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Quote examples
Charles Krauthammer
American Journalist
Life and consciousness are the two great mysteries. Actually, their substrates are the inanimate. And how do you get from neurons shooting around in the brain to the thought that pops up in your head and mine? There's something deeply mysterious about that. And if you're not struck by the mystery, I think you haven't thought about it.
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Henry Selick
American Director
What stop-motion does best is present real objects magically brought to life in a very imperfect situation; the hand of the artist is there, the electricity of someone touching, massaging and torturing themselves to get life out of an inanimate object.
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Nicholas A. Christakis
American Scientist
We will create life from inanimate compounds, and we will find life in space. But the life that should more immediately interest us lies between these extremes, in the middle range we all inhabit between our genes and our stars.
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Tim Burton
American Director
There's something about seeing this little inanimate object coming to life that's just very exciting. That's why with 'Nightmare' I held out for so long to do it.
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Jean Hanff Korelitz
American Novelist
To me, respect for human life begins with making it more difficult to obtain an inanimate object that is designed to snuff it out.
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Mike Mills
American Musician
I am intrigued by inanimate objects. They're a piece of history, someone's statement and ideas of life.
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Philip Treacy
Irish Designer
I always design the hat with the wearer in mind; otherwise, it's an inanimate object.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nigerian Writer
I own things I like, but nothing inanimate that I treasure in a deeply consuming way.
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Mitt Romney
American Politician
When sperm and egg unite, something goes from inanimate to animate. It is life.
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John Lasseter
American Director
I love bringing the inanimate object to life.
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Charles Krauthammer
American Journalist
Life and consciousness are the two great mysteries. Actually, their substrates are the inanimate. And how do you get from neurons shooting around in the brain to the thought that pops up in your head and mine? There's something deeply mysterious about that. And if you're not struck by the mystery, I think you haven't thought about it.
Quote examples
Henry Selick
American Director
What stop-motion does best is present real objects magically brought to life in a very imperfect situation; the hand of the artist is there, the electricity of someone touching, massaging and torturing themselves to get life out of an inanimate object.
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Nicholas A. Christakis
American Scientist
We will create life from inanimate compounds, and we will find life in space. But the life that should more immediately interest us lies between these extremes, in the middle range we all inhabit between our genes and our stars.
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Tim Burton
American Director
There's something about seeing this little inanimate object coming to life that's just very exciting. That's why with 'Nightmare' I held out for so long to do it.
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Jean Hanff Korelitz
American Novelist
To me, respect for human life begins with making it more difficult to obtain an inanimate object that is designed to snuff it out.
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Mike Mills
American Musician
I am intrigued by inanimate objects. They're a piece of history, someone's statement and ideas of life.
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Philip Treacy
Irish Designer
I always design the hat with the wearer in mind; otherwise, it's an inanimate object.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Nigerian Writer
I own things I like, but nothing inanimate that I treasure in a deeply consuming way.
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Mitt Romney
American Politician
When sperm and egg unite, something goes from inanimate to animate. It is life.
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John Lasseter
American Director
I love bringing the inanimate object to life.
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