inanimacy

English

Etymology

From inanimate +‎ -cy.

Noun

inanimacy (usually uncountable, plural inanimacies)

1. (uncommon) The state of being without life or spirit.

   Antonym: animacy

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

Related terms

• animate
• inanimate

Translations

quality of being inanimate

Bulgarian: неодушеве́ност f (neoduševénost) French: inaniméité f, inanimacité f German: Unbelebtheit f Korean: 무생물 (ko) (musaengmul) Russian: неодушевлённость f (neoduševljónnostʹ)

Anagrams

• amicyanin