inanimacy

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inanimacy

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From inanimate + -cy.

noun inanimacies

  1. uncommon, uncountable, usually The state of being without life or spirit.

    Opposite: animacy

  2. uncountable, usually In some languages, the classification of entities as nonsentient or nonliving, influencing various aspects of structure and use.

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noun quality of being inanimate

한국어무생물 musaengmul
Françaisinaniméité, inanimacité
DeutschUnbelebtheit
Русскийнеодушевлённость neoduševljónnostʹ

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@misc{inanimacy_2026,
  title = {inanimacy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inanimacy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}