Antonyms for unanimated


Grammar : Adj
Spell : an-uh-mey-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæn əˌmeɪ tɪd


Definition of unanimated

Origin :
  • 1530s, "alive," past participle adjective from animate (v.). Meaning "mentally excited" is from 1530s; "full of activity" from 1580s. The "moving pictures" sense is attested from 1895; of cartoons from 1897. Related: Animatedly.
  • As in arid : adj uninterested, spiritless
  • As in dead : adj no longer alive
Example sentences :
  • Madam Dupin, amiable as she was, was serious and unanimated; I found nothing in her manners sufficiently alluring to embolden me.
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete » by Jean Jacques Rousseau
  • Could such vehement emotions have been excited in the unanimated breast of a clod of literature?
  • Extract from : « Calamities and Quarrels of Authors » by Isaac Disraeli
  • It fronts toward Broadway and the side streets alike are cold, impassive, unanimated.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of a Great Store » by Edward Hungerford

Synonyms for unanimated

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