INANIMATE (2)

In‐an″i‐mate (?), a. [[L. inanimatus; pref. in- not + animatus animate.]] Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances. Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves. Byron. Syn. — Lifeless; dead; inert; inactive; dull; soulless; spiritless. See Lifeless.