inanimation

inanimation
a) Want of animation; lifeless; dullness.
b) Infusion of life or vigor; animation; inspiration.

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  • inanimation — ⇒INANIMATION, subst. fém. Rare. Manque d animation, de vivacité. La plupart des hommes (...) sont fiers sans brutalité, et plus sérieux que gais, disposition qui souvent produit sur leur visage les nuances de l inanimation, différentes toutefois… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Inanimation — In*an i*ma tion, n. [See 1st {Inanimate}.] Infusion of life or vigor; animation; inspiration. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The inanimation of Christ living and breathing within us. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Inanimation — In*an i*ma tion, n. [See 2d {Inanimate}.] Lack of animation; lifeless; dullness. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Inanimation — Inanimation, lat. deutsch, Leblosigkeit; inanimirt, ohne Begeisterung …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • inanimation — index desuetude, insentience Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • inanimation — (i na ni ma sion) s. f. Manque d animation. ÉTYMOLOGIE    In.... 1, et animation …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • inanimation — in·an·ima·tion || ɪn‚ænɪ meɪʃn n. infusion of life; dullness; lack of animation …   English contemporary dictionary

  • inanimation — inanimāˈtion noun • • • Main Entry: ↑inanimate …   Useful english dictionary

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