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inanimate objects

[/ɪˈnænɪmət ˈɒbdʒɪkts/]
nounpl: inanimate objects
objetos inanimados
1. Things that are not alive; physical matter without life, consciousness, or movement of their own
Rocks, chairs, and books are inanimate objects.
Rochas, cadeiras e livros são objetos inanimados.
2. Non-living things in contrast to living organisms
The study of how inanimate objects move requires physics.
O estudo de como objetos inanimados se movem requer física.
Synonyms
non-living thingslifeless objectsdead matterinanimate matter
Antonyms
animate objectsliving thingsliving organismsliving beings

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
objetos inanimados
Standard usage throughout Brazil
São Paulo
objetos inanimados
Standard usage
Rio de Janeiro
objetos inanimados
Standard usage
Portugal
objetos inanimados
Standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

breathe life into inanimate objects
the movement of inanimate objects
inanimate object fallacy
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