1. the quality or state of being inanimate; lacking life or consciousness

Examples

• The inanimateness of the statue made it seem eerily lifelike in the moonlight.
• Scientists study the boundary between life and inanimateness in cellular biology.
• The robot’s inanimateness was obvious despite its human-like appearance.
• Children often struggle to understand the inanimateness of their toys.
• The inanimateness of the landscape was broken only by a single bird in flight.
• Philosophers debate whether consciousness can emerge from pure inanimateness.