Inanimate vs Drowsy - What's the difference?
inanimate | drowsy | Related terms |
Lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object .
Not being, and never having been alive.
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(grammar) Not animate.
(obsolete) To animate.
Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy.
Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific.
Dull; stupid.
Inanimate is a related term of drowsy.
As adjectives the difference between inanimate and drowsy
is that inanimate is lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object while drowsy is inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic; dozy.As a noun inanimate
is something that is not alive.As a verb inanimate
is (obsolete) to animate .inanimate
English
Adjective
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Antonyms
* (grammar) animateVerb
(inanimat)- (John Donne)
drowsy
English
Adjective
(er)- I was feeling drowsy and so decided to make a cup of coffee to try to wake myself up.
- It was a warm, drowsy summer afternoon.