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Pronunciation / Transliteration: musaengmul
"돌은 무생물입니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A non-living physical entity that lacks consciousness, sentience, and the capacity for voluntary movement.
"He spoke to the inanimate object in frustration when it refused to work properly." - 2
In grammar or legal contexts, an entity or thing that is not a living person or animal.
"The contract specifies liability regarding damage to any property or inanimate object."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the adjective 'inanimate', originating from the Latin 'inanimatus' meaning lifeless or uninspired (from 'in-' meaning not + 'animus' meaning spirit or life), with the noun 'object', derived from the medieval Latin 'objectum' meaning something put before the mind or sight. Together, the phrase developed in modern English to classify non-living physical entities lacking consciousness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Inanimate object" is said worldwide
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objet inanimé
Transliteration: ɔb.ʒɛ i.na.ni.me
"Une pierre est un objet inanimé."
unbelebter Gegenstand
Transliteration: ʊnbəˈleːbtɐ ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌʃtant
"Ein Tisch ist ein unbelebter Gegenstand."
oggetto inanimato
Transliteration: ɔdˈdʒɛt.to i.na.niˈma.to
"La sedia è un oggetto inanimato."
objeto inanimado
Transliteration: obˈxeto ina-niˈmado
"Un libro es un objeto inanimado."
objeto inanimado
Transliteration: ɔbˈʒetu inaniˈmatu
"Uma rocha é um objeto inanimado."
निर्जीव वस्तु
Transliteration: nirjiv vastu
"कुर्सी एक निर्जीव वस्तु है।"
无生物
Transliteration: wú shēng wù
"石头是一个无生物。"
무생물
Transliteration: musaengmul
"돌은 무생물입니다."
無生物
Transliteration: museibutsu
"石は無生物である。"
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