Noah Webster's Dictionary (a.) Lacking the properties of living organisms; as, inanimate objects; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances.

Multi-Version Concordance Inanimate (1 Occurrence) 1 Corinthians 14:7 Even inanimate things--flutes or harps, for instance--when yielding a sound, if they make no distinction in the notes, how shall the tune which is played on the flute or the harp be known? (WEY)