Meaning & use
Inanimation
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The state of being inanimate; a lack of life, motion, or animation.
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The sculptor sought to capture motion within the marble's essential inanimation.
The abandoned factory had an eerie sense of inanimation.
A note on using this word
A rare, literary noun form of "inanimate," used far less often than the adjective itself.
Words with a similar meaning
lifelessnessstillnessinertness
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