Definition of Inanimate

Adjective: inanimate in'a-nu-mut

(linguistics) belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things
"the word 'car' is inanimate"
Not endowed with life
"inanimate objects"; "the inorganic world is inanimate";
- nonliving, non-living
Appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
"an inanimate body";
- breathless, pulseless