an•i•mate•ness
We found 3 definitions of animateness from 3 different sources.
NounPlural: animatenesses |
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animateness - the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life | ||
aliveness, liveness | ||
inanimateness, lifelessness not having life | ||
animate endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life; "we are animate beings" | ||
non-living, nonliving, inanimate not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects" | ||
physiological property a property having to do with the functioning of the body | ||
vitality, animation an energetic style |