Added 9 October 2026 animateness noun Categories: Describing WordsObscure Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about animateness at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The state or condition of being animate. Origin From animate + -ness. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: livenessalivenessanimationanimatednessanimacyanimosenessanimalnesslivingnessanimalityinanimatenessanimadversivenessinanimacy Back to today's word