Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semianimate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semi-an-i-mate
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Partly, but not truly or wholly, alive.

Example Sentences

"As the balance of power gradually tips in favor of blockage, the semianimate voice of the instrument fades into the mechanism of silence […]"

Etymology

From semi- + animate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi

Questions

What does semianimate mean?: Partly, but not truly or wholly, alive.
Where does semianimate come from?: From semi- + animate.

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