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INANIMACY

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There is 1 meaning of the word Inanimacy.

Inanimacy - as a noun

(linguistics) the characteristic of a noun, in some languages, that is dependent on its unliving or non-sentient nature; this characteristic affects grammatical features (it can modify verbs used with the noun, affect the noun's declension etc).

Example: "In other words, the inanimacy of a head noun like "evidence" appeared not to penetrate the syntactic analysis of the verb "examined.""

Example Sentences

"The inanimacy of the room made it feel cold and lifeless."
"The inanimacy of the robot's movements gave it an eerie appearance."
"He was drawn to the inanimacy of the abstract artwork."
"The inanimacy of the desert landscape was overwhelming."
"The inanimacy of the doll made it less comforting to the child."
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