Animateness

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or condition of being animate. uncountable
  2. 2
    the property of being animated; having animal life as distinguished from plant life wordnet

Etymology

From animate + -ness.

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