Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

animacy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: an-i-ma-cy
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being animate (alive or supernaturally seeming alive).

Uncountable

noun

In some languages, the characteristic of a noun, dependent on its living or sentient nature, which affects grammatical features (it can modify verbs used with the noun, affect the noun's declension, etc.).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"These may differ radically in their linguistic animacy, as briefly discussed above, without this having any consequences for their biological animacy."

Etymology

From animate + -cy.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

animacies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

animate inanimate

Synonyms

animateness animation

Antonyms

inanimacy

Questions

What does animacy mean?: The state of being animate (alive or supernaturally seeming alive).
Where does animacy come from?: From animate + -cy.

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