inanimé
/i.na.ni.me/
inanimate
Les plantes sont des êtres inanimés.
Plants are inanimate beings.
general
Lacking life or consciousness; not alive or animate.
Les statues sont des objets inanimés.
Statues are inanimate objects.
Le vent est une force inanimée.
The wind is an inanimate force.
Often used to describe objects, elements, or entities that do not possess life or consciousness.
Collocations
être inaniméinanimate beingobjet inaniméinanimate object
Synonyms
Pro Tip
Common Usage
In French, 'inanimé' is often used in contrast to 'animé' to describe things that lack life.
Word Origin
From Latin 'inanimatus', meaning 'without life' or 'not animated'.
Usage Notes
Commonly used in scientific, philosophical, and everyday contexts to distinguish living from non-living things.
Word Breakdown
in-
not
prefix-animé
animated, alive
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