inanimateness n 1: not having life [syn: {inanimateness}, {lifelessness}] [ant: {aliveness}, {animateness}, {liveness}]
Inanimateness \In*an"i*mate*ness\, n. The quality or state of being inanimate. [1913 Webster] The deadness and inanimateness of the subject. --W. Montagu. [1913 Webster]