Definition of inanimate

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • inanimate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • inanimate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • inanimate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of inanimate


  • appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an inanimate body

    Synonyms

    1. breathless
    2. pulseless
  • not endowed with life (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the inorganic world is inanimate
    2. inanimate objects

    Synonyms

    1. non-living
    2. nonliving
  • belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the word `car' is inanimate

See definition of inanimate in Merriam Webster