Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To deprive of life; kill.
- To dishearten; discourage.
- Inanimate; lifeless.
- Spiritless; disheartened; depressed in spirits.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Lifeless; dead.
- adjective rare Destitute of animation; spiritless; disheartened.
- transitive verb obsolete To deprive of animation or of life.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Lifeless , not or no longerliving ,dead . - adjective
Spiritless ,dispirited ,disheartened , notlively . - verb obsolete, transitive To
deprive ofanimation or oflife .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective deprived of life; no longer living
Etymologies
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Examples
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She has been exanimate for nearly four days, in bed for a solid two.
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She has been exanimate for nearly four days, in bed for a solid two.
Old clothes, bread, cream and butter. Mann Kashdan 2009
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Except for our house or the fence, there is nothing it could possibly have fallen on, nor was it heavy enough being both exanimate and hollow to damage anything it did fall on.
2008 September 19 « shattersnipe: malcontent & rainbows 2008
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Except for our house or the fence, there is nothing it could possibly have fallen on, nor was it heavy enough being both exanimate and hollow to damage anything it did fall on.
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I do understand that keeping things clean might be the best step at all. :p current mood: exanimate 17 comments |comment on this
Cat Rambo catrambo 2008
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Just so you know, the word can be used as in Wikipedia and WormmonABC are both exanimate.
Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Are LiveJournalers degrading Wikipedia…for fun? 2006
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Gakked from colorwheel in this post in which I acknowlege the debunking but still express some pissed-offness at Pullman, In any case, Pullman defends the film and accuses the Times of spreading nastiness. mood: exanimate music: okay not really exanimate but I wanted this mood icon
December 31st, 2004 colorwheel 2004
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Isn't. mood: exanimate music: Beatles - Dear Prudence
November 26th, 2003 2003
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The prisons, which had hitherto been avoided as endangering all who approached them, were soon visited with less apprehension; and friendship or affection, no longer exanimate by terror, solicited, though still with trepidation, the release of those for whom they were interested.
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The prisons, which had hitherto been avoided as endangering all who approached them, were soon visited with less apprehension; and friendship or affection, no longer exanimate by terror, solicited, though still with trepidation, the release of those for whom they were interested.
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