(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.

abiotic animate apathetic asleep asleep in Jesus at rest azoic benumbed bereft of life blase bored breathless called home carrion cold common gender croaked dead dead and gone death-struck debilitated deceased defunct demised departed departed this life destitute of life done for dopey dormant droopy drugged dull dumb enervated exanimate extinct fallen feminine finished food for worms gender gone gone to glory gone west heavy hebetudinous immobile inactive inanimated inert insensate insensible insentient jaded lackadaisical languid languorous late late lamented launched into eternity leaden lethargic lifeless listless lumpish martyred masculine moribund motionless mute neuter no more nonconscious nonliving numb passed on phlegmatic pooped pushing up daisies released reposing resting easy sainted sated senseless sleeping sleepy slow sluggish smitten with death somnolent soulless spiritless stagnant stagnating still stillborn stultified supine taken away taken off torpid unanimated unconscious unfeeling unmoving vegetable vegetative wan weary with the Lord with the saints without life without vital functions world-weary