inanimate
/ɪnˈænɪmət/adjective
उच्चारण इनैनिमट
निर्जीव, अचेतन
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not alive in the way that people, animals and plants are
निर्जीव, अचेतन
- A stone is an inanimate object.
- Sculptors turn inanimate stone into figures that seem to breathe.
- Children sometimes talk to inanimate toys as if they were alive.
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- Rocks and tables are inanimate, but trees are living things.
- The poet gave a voice to inanimate objects in the room.
Synonyms lifeless non-living inert insentient dead
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
in·an·i·mate
With -ani- and -mate (not 'inanimite').
बीच में -ani- और अंत में -mate ('inanimite' गलत है)।
§Grammar and usage
Inanimate nouns usually take 'of' for possession ('the legs of the table', not 'the table's legs'), while animate nouns take 's ('the boy's book').
Inanimate nouns के साथ प्रायः स्वामित्व के लिए 'of' आता है ('the legs of the table', 'the table's legs' नहीं), जबकि animate nouns के साथ 's ('the boy's book')।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Things that have no life are inanimate; the giving of human qualities to inanimate things is personification.
निर्जीव चीज़ें inanimate; निर्जीव चीज़ों को मानवीय गुण देना personification (मानवीकरण)।