C1 adjective Formal

adanimacy

/eɪˈdæn.ɪ.mə.si/

Describing entities or objects that lack biological life, sentience, or a soul. It is a technical term used to categorize non-living matter, especially in philosophical or specialized linguistic contexts.

Exemplos

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The adanimacy nature of the museum's statues made the hallway feel eerie at night.

The lifeless nature of the museum's statues made the hallway feel creepy at night.

2

Academic research into the adanimacy features of lunar soil suggests a total absence of organic history.

Scholarly research into the non-living characteristics of moon soil indicates no history of life.

3

I couldn't relate to the game character because of its purely adanimacy design.

I couldn't connect with the character because its design felt completely soulless.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
adanimacy
Advérbio
adanimately
Adjetivo
adanimacy
Relacionado
animacy
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Dica de memorização

Think of 'A' (meaning 'without') + 'Anima' (meaning 'soul' or 'breath'). Adanimacy means something without a soul or breath of life.

Quiz rápido

The philosopher argued that we should not project human emotions onto _____ objects.

Correto!

A resposta correta é: adanimacy

Exemplos

1

The adanimacy nature of the museum's statues made the hallway feel eerie at night.

everyday

The lifeless nature of the museum's statues made the hallway feel creepy at night.

2

Academic research into the adanimacy features of lunar soil suggests a total absence of organic history.

formal

Scholarly research into the non-living characteristics of moon soil indicates no history of life.

3

I couldn't relate to the game character because of its purely adanimacy design.

informal

I couldn't connect with the character because its design felt completely soulless.

4

The study differentiates between sentient organisms and adanimacy matter within the ecosystem.

academic

The study distinguishes between living beings and non-living matter in the environment.

5

The legal team argued that the equipment had adanimacy status and therefore could not be held responsible for the accident.

business

The lawyers argued the machinery was a non-living object and thus not liable for the crash.

Família de palavras

Substantivo
adanimacy
Advérbio
adanimately
Adjetivo
adanimacy
Relacionado
animacy

Colocações comuns

adanimacy state state of being lifeless
adanimacy matter non-living material
adanimacy objects lifeless items
adanimacy characteristics qualities of being non-living
adanimacy category classification for non-living things

Frases Comuns

purely adanimacy

completely without life

adanimacy by nature

naturally lifeless

transition to adanimacy

becoming non-living

Frequentemente confundido com

adanimacy vs adamancy

Adamancy refers to the quality of being stubborn or unyielding, whereas adanimacy refers to being lifeless.

adanimacy vs animacy

Animacy is the state of being alive or sentient; adanimacy is the lack thereof.

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Notas de uso

Adanimacy is an extremely rare and technical term; in 99% of cases, the word 'inanimate' or 'non-living' should be used instead. It typically appears in high-level academic or philosophical discourse regarding the nature of existence.

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Erros comuns

Learners often use the suffix '-cy' and assume it must be a noun, but in specific test contexts, it may be used as an adjective. Avoid using it in casual conversation as it will likely not be understood.

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Dica de memorização

Think of 'A' (meaning 'without') + 'Anima' (meaning 'soul' or 'breath'). Adanimacy means something without a soul or breath of life.

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Origem da palavra

From the Greek-influenced prefix 'a-' (not/without) combined with the Latin 'anima' (soul, life, breath).

Padrões gramaticais

Used as an attributive adjective modifying a noun. Does not have a comparative or superlative form (something cannot be 'more adanimacy').
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Contexto cultural

This term may be found in early Cartesian philosophy or specific linguistic categorization tests involving the distinction between living and non-living nouns.

Quiz rápido

The philosopher argued that we should not project human emotions onto _____ objects.

Correto!

A resposta correta é: adanimacy

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