what is inanimate
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  inanimate(Noun) Something that is not alive. 2  inanimate(Adjective) Lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object. 3  inanimate(Adjective) Not being, and never having been alive.  inanimate(Adjective) Not animate.