unanimated

/junˈænᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd/ adj

Not animated; lacking vivacity.

Word Origin Animated comes from Latin 'anima' 'breath, soul, life' — so animated means 'given life or spirit'. Unanimated is the opposite: lacking life or spirit. The root 'anima' gives us animal (a living being), animation, animosity (spirited hostility), and unanimous (one mind). So unanimated is 'not-souled'.

adj Not animated; lacking vivacity.

His unanimated delivery made the speech quite boring.

(形容词) 缺乏活力的;无生气的;死气沉沉的

他毫无生气的演讲让整个讲话变得相当无聊。

(adjetivo) No animado; carente de vivacidad.

Su discurso carente de animación resultó bastante aburrido.

(adjectif) terne; morne; sans entrain; fade; endormi [Qui manque de vivacité ou d'animation; terne, sans éclat.]

Sa diction unanimated a rendu le discours plutôt ennuyeux.

(Adjektiv) leblos; unbelebt; teilnahmslos [**Unanimated** bedeutet, dass etwas oder jemand keine Lebendigkeit, Energie oder Begeisterung ausstrahlt.]

Seine **unanimated** Art zu sprechen ließ das Publikum schnell das Interesse verlieren.

(形容詞) 活気がないさま;元気や生気が欠けていること。

彼の精彩を欠いた話し方により、スピーチはとても退屈になった。

(adjetivo) desanimado; apagado; sem vivacidade; desvitalizado [Não animado; sem vivacidade.]

Sua apresentação sem vivacidade tornou o discurso bastante entediante.

Word parts: un + animate + ed

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