noun
- the quality or state of being animate; the condition of having life
Usage: formal
Examples
- The animateness of the forest was evident in the rustling leaves and chirping birds.
- Scientists study the boundary between animateness and inanimateness in living systems.
- The sculpture’s realistic features gave it an illusion of animateness.
- Children often attribute animateness to their favorite toys.
- The debate centered on what constitutes true animateness in artificial intelligence.
- Her eyes sparkled with an inner animateness that drew people to her.