Definitions For Animacy

Noun

ANIMACY (plural - or animacies) (linguistics) 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.).

Antonyms

inanimacy

Related terms

animate inanimate

Translations

Czech: životnost, f French: animéité, f, animacité, f German: Belebtheit, f Portuguese: animacidade, f Russian: одушевлённость, f

Etymology

animate + cy

Anagrams

Mayniac

Is Animacy a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
16

The word Animacy is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

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