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Grammatical and/or semantic category of nouns
animals that it eats, etc., and inanimate objects. As for people, the ability to distinguish between animate and inanimate arises in infancy, even before
Animacy
Identifiable collection of matter
time. It is usually contrasted with abstract objects and mental objects. Also in common usage, an object is not constrained to consist of the same collection
Physical_object
Jocular theory to describe seemingly spiteful behavior manifested by inanimate objects
theory to describe "seemingly spiteful behavior manifested by inanimate objects", where objects that cause problems (like lost keys, a malfunctioning printer
Resistentialism
2015 studio album by Atlas Genius
Inanimate Objects is the second studio album by Australian alternative rock band, Atlas Genius, released through Warner Bros. Records on 28 August 2015
Inanimate_Objects
Item used to provide psychological comfort
incidence of infants' attachment to inanimate objects and perhaps the choice of attachment objects. Common comfort objects used by humans include: pacifiers;
Comfort_object
Professional wrestling championship
is also available to "unconventional" champions such as animals or inanimate objects, with title changes regularly occurring outside of regular shows,
Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship
Ironman_Heavymetalweight_Championship
Short story by M. R. James
"The Malice of Inanimate Objects" is a ghost story by the English writer M. R. James, first published in The Masquerade in June 1933. The story opens
The Malice of Inanimate Objects
The_Malice_of_Inanimate_Objects
American animated web series
"object shows". The term object show is used as an umbrella term for any animated series featuring a large cast of anthropomorphic inanimate objects—typically
Battle_for_Dream_Island
2005 studio album by Gary Gulman
Conversations with Inanimate Objects is the debut album by American comedian Gary Gulman, released on New Wave Entertainment in 2005. The album contains
Conversations with Inanimate Objects
Conversations_with_Inanimate_Objects
Sexual or romantic attraction towards objects
Object sexuality or objectophilia is a group of paraphilias characterized by sexual or romantic attraction focused on particular inanimate objects. Individuals
Objectophilia
Name list
Sasha is a name which originated among Slavic peoples from Eastern and Southern Europe[citation needed] as the shortened version of Alexander and Alexandra
Sasha_(name)
Heraldic motif
leaves Very few inanimate objects in heraldry carry a special significance distinct from that of the object itself, but among such objects are the escarbuncle
Charge_(heraldry)
American stand-up comedian (born 1970)
second and third seasons. He released his first CD, Conversations with Inanimate Objects in 2005, and his first television special Gary Gulman: Boyish Man
Gary_Gulman
Metaphysical school of thought
Many take this to mean that object-oriented ontologists see inert or inanimate objects as being equal to humans. Object-oriented ontologists, on the
Object-oriented_ontology
Lack or absence of morality
Amorality (also known as amoralism) is an absence of, indifference towards, disregard for, or incapacity for morality. Some simply refer to it as a case
Amorality
Short fictional story that anthropomorphises non-humans to illustrate a moral lesson
prose or verse, that features animals, legendary creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are anthropomorphised, and that illustrates
Fable
Mythical creature in Scottish folklore
categorised as misidentifications of known animals, misidentifications of inanimate objects or effects, reinterpretations of Scottish folklore, hoaxes, and exotic
Loch_Ness_Monster
Magical objects make frequent appearances in the Harry Potter novels and film adaptations. The Deathly Hallows are three magical objects that appear in
Magical objects in Harry Potter
Magical_objects_in_Harry_Potter
the Chinese dragon. According to Chinese beliefs, being surrounding by objects which are decorated with such auspicious symbols and motifs was and continues
List of Chinese symbols, designs, and art motifs
List_of_Chinese_symbols,_designs,_and_art_motifs
Attribution of human traits to non-human entities
attribution of human form and characteristics to non-animal organisms, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts such as nations, emotions, and natural forces
Anthropomorphism
Event by which a person is forced away from home
by the 14th Dalai Lama. Ivan the Terrible once exiled to Siberia an inanimate object: a bell. "When the inhabitants of the town of Uglich rang their bell
Exile
Form of anthropomorphism in anime and manga
characters here, usually in a kind of cosplay, are drawn to represent an inanimate object or popular consumer product. Part of the humor of this personification
Moe_anthropomorphism
Suffix in languages of the Indian subcontinent
can be used for as a term of respect for person, relationships or inanimate objects as well. Its usage is similar, but not identical, to another subcontinental
-ji
Class of religious beliefs
that worshipping inanimate objects will drive them away from the evil forces around. These groups also believe that the inanimate objects they worship have
Animatism
Class of religious beliefs
phenomena, including non-human organisms and often even landforms and inanimate objects, possess distinct spiritual essences, souls, or personhood. Animism
Animism
Adage that anything that can go wrong will go wrong
existentialism, to describe "seemingly spiteful behavior manifested by inanimate objects", where objects that cause problems (like lost keys or a runaway bouncy ball)
Murphy's_law
Sport involving physical contact between players or their environment
where: "athletes purposely hit or collide with each other or with inanimate objects (including the ground) with great force", while in limited-contact
Contact_sport
Small plastic circles imitating eyes
be attached to inanimate objects in order to give the objects a "silly" or "cute" appearance. This use often personifies the objects for a humorous effect
Googly_eyes
Podcast by Radiotopia
The show consists of bi-weekly fictional unscripted interviews with inanimate objects. The show is an unscripted fictional interview podcast that is based
Everything_Is_Alive_(podcast)
Non-living object capable of carrying infectious agents
A fomite (/ˈfoʊmaɪt/) or fomes (/ˈfoʊmiːz/) is any inanimate object that, when contaminated with or exposed to infectious agents (such as pathogenic bacteria
Fomite
Stuffed toy fetishism
(plushies). A paraphilia, it is simultaneously a form of object sexuality—the attraction to inanimate objects. A person with such an interest in stuffed animals
Plushophilia
2021 novel by Ruth Ozeki
Prize for Fiction. The story follows a boy who hears voices from inanimate objects while the narrative explores themes of mental illness and bereavement
The Book of Form and Emptiness
The_Book_of_Form_and_Emptiness
Form of animal mimicry
Locomotor mimicry is a subtype of Batesian mimicry in which animals avoid predation by mimicking the movements of another species phylogenetically separated
Locomotor_mimicry
2017 simulation video game
February 13, 2020. The player takes control of various lifeforms and inanimate objects, exploring the manually generated world and finding new things to
Everything_(video_game)
Linguistic system of noun classification
even for inanimate objects the gender of nouns is not always random. For example, in Spanish, female gender is often attributed to objects that are "used
Grammatical_gender
including ideas, inanimate objects, and words like infant and child. Gendered pronouns are occasionally applied to sexless objects in English, such as
Gender_in_English
Something that exists in some identified universe of discourse
scope and may refer to animals; natural features such as mountains; inanimate objects such as tables; numbers or sets as symbols written on a paper; human
Entity
Supernatural beings from Japanese folklore
appearance, such as the kuchisake-onna (口裂け女). Some yōkai resemble inanimate objects (such as the tsukumogami), while others have no discernible shape
Yōkai
1980 poem by Ted Kooser
the poem uses open verse, simple diction and personification of inanimate objects to infer a family's story and possible reasons for their departure
Abandoned_Farmhouse
Fabric toy with a soft filling
proportions or features), mythological creatures, cartoon characters, or inanimate objects. They can be commercially or home-produced from numerous materials
Stuffed_toy
Figures usually placed on either side of an heraldic shield and depicted holding it up
imaginary animals, human figures, and in rare cases plants or other inanimate objects, such as the pillars of Hercules of the coat of arms of Spain. Often
Supporter
Pseudonymous American erotic writer
encounters with dinosaurs, imaginary creatures, anthropomorphized inanimate objects, and even abstract concepts. Most of his works are self-published
Chuck_Tingle
Hypothesis that human replicas elicit revulsion
Retrieved 11 July 2016. Misselhorn, Catrin (8 July 2009). "Empathy with inanimate objects and the uncanny valley". Minds and Machines. 19 (3). Heidelberg, Germnany:
Uncanny_valley
Topics referred to by the same term
Fetishism, the attribution of religious or mystical qualities to inanimate objects, known as fetishes Zuni fetishes, small carvings from various stones
Fetish
Mother of Heracles
In Greek mythology, Alcmene (/ælkˈmiːniː/ alk-MEE-nee; Attic Greek: Ἀλκμήνη, romanized: Alkmḗnē) or Alcmena (/ælkˈmiːnə/ alk-MEE-nə; Doric Greek: Ἀλκμάνα
Alcmene
Short didactic story which illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles
principles. It differs from a fable in that fables employ animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature as characters, whereas parables have human characters
Parable
Perception of meaningful patterns or images in random or vague stimuli
include perceived images of animals, faces, or objects in cloud formations; seeing faces in inanimate objects; or lunar pareidolia like the Man in the Moon
Pareidolia
Sacrifice of 100 cattle
number of persons or animals; and also of the wholesale destruction of inanimate objects, and even of mental and moral attributes. Hecatombs were offered to
Hecatomb
Person who manipulates a puppet
A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object called a puppet to create the illusion that the puppet is alive. The puppet is often shaped
Puppeteer
Grammar of the Cherokee language
and prefixes that express a range of properties, including subject and/or object agreement, tense and aspect, and evidentiality. Verbs are the central, obligatory
Cherokee_grammar
Ability to initiate and control actions
the ability to identify agents and differentiate them from inanimate, non-agentive objects. This ability has also been assumed to have a major effect
Agency_(psychology)
2006 choice for Time's Person of the Year
featuring user contribution. While the status had been given before to inanimate objects, with the personal computer being the "Machine of the Year" for 1982
You_(Time_Person_of_the_Year)
Greek mythological dog
Laelaps /ˈli ˌlæps/ (Ancient Greek: Λαῖλαψ, gen.: Λαίλαπος meaning "hurricane" or "furious storm") was a Greek mythological dog that never failed to catch
Laelaps_(mythology)
Inanimate object fetishism
encounters with an animate or inanimate instance of the preferred object, the act of watching encounters between such objects, or sexual pleasure gained
Agalmatophilia
Code debugging method
deeper understanding. The programmer explaining their solution to an inanimate object (such as a rubber duck) has the advantage of not requiring another
Rubber_duck_debugging
Marvel Comics supervillain
apparent atomic or molecular control manifested in the ability to imbue inanimate objects with a degree of life; in his psychosis believing himself to be a
Mikhail_Rasputin
Italian painter (1527–1593)
symbolical compositions of fruits, animals, landscapes, or various inanimate objects arranged into human forms.[full citation needed] The odd still life
Giuseppe_Arcimboldo
cases (to put, to take, to have, etc.), while referring to animate or inanimate objects. Klingon - Klingon has a noun class for Beings capable of speech vs
List of languages by type of grammatical genders
List_of_languages_by_type_of_grammatical_genders
English grammatical construction
The inanimate whose refers to the use in English of the relative pronoun whose with non-personal antecedents, as in: "That's the car whose alarm keeps
Inanimate_whose
2013 graphic novel by David Almond
David McKean. It is about three children who create animals from inanimate objects. A Guardian reviewer described it "a folktale or creation myth" and
Mouse_Bird_Snake_Wolf
Fictional character from Wicked
murder, Ama Clutch loses her grip on reality and begins to talk to inanimate objects as though they are people, a condition which gradually deteriorates
Madame_Morrible
is also available to "unconventional" champions such as animals or inanimate objects, with title changes regularly occurring outside of regular shows,
List of Ironman Heavymetalweight Champions
List_of_Ironman_Heavymetalweight_Champions
2025 film by Danny and Michael Philippou
demon grows increasingly hungry and restless, Oliver takes to eating inanimate objects and parts of his own body. Andy goes to the foster agency and sees
Bring_Her_Back
Adage about hypocritical proscription
Crises, Deadlines, Bad Luck, Rude Behavior, Red Tape, and Attacks by Inanimate Objects. Addison-Wesley. ISBN 978-0-201-17276-8. Zimmer, Benjamin (2005-11-12)
Muphry's_law
2025 video game
brainstorming, Daymond suggested a game where the player could date inanimate objects, and Chase opted to pursue the idea, becoming the game's lead designer
Date_Everything!
Sanskrit meaning "life force" or "vital principle"
or "vital principle") permeates reality on all levels including inanimate objects. In Hindu literature, prāṇa is sometimes described as originating
Prana
Figure representing a public identity
Al. Team mascots may take the form of a logo, person, live animal, inanimate object, or a costumed character, and often appear at team matches and other
Mascot
Phrase expressing affection
is a word or phrase used to address or describe a person, animal or inanimate object for which the speaker feels love or affection. Terms of endearment
Term_of_endearment
Seven mythological sister-nymphs
The Pleiades (Ancient Greek: Πλειάδες, pronounced [pleːádes], /ˈpliːədiːz, ˈpleɪ-, ˈplaɪ-/, PLEE-uh-deez or PLY-uh-deez; ) were the seven sister-nymphs
Pleiades_(Greek_mythology)
Ancient Greek mythological figure
In Greek mythology, Aglaurus (/əˈɡlɔːrəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄγλαυρος) or Agraulus (/əˈɡrɔːləs/; Ἄγραυλος) was the daughter of the Attic king Cecrops I and
Aglaurus,_daughter_of_Cecrops
Indian film director and screenwriter
taste while appealing to the audience. His works often revolve around inanimate objects, a unique aspect noted in both Kurangu Bommai and Maharaja. "I would
Nithilan_Saminathan
Adage
mad prophet Murphy. "Finagle's law" can also be the related belief "Inanimate objects are out to get us", also known as Resistentialism. Similar to Finagle's
Finagle's_law
Roman deity, god of sleep
/ Phobetor, who appears as beasts, and Phantasos, who appears as inanimate objects. In the Greek tradition, Hypnos (Sleep) was the brother of Thanatos
Somnus
Hawaiian personal or family god
vehicles. An ʻaumakua may manifest as a shark, owl, bird, octopus, or inanimate objects such as plants or rocks. The word ʻaumakua means ancestor gods and
ʻAumakua
Women in Greek mythology
In Greek mythology, Gorgo (Ancient Greek: Γοργώ, romanized: Gorgṓ) can refer to the following individuals: Gorgo, one of the multiple women of Aegyptus
Gorgo_(mythology)
2024 film by Choi Byung-gil
morphing into a monstrous entity. The environment becomes hostile, with inanimate objects moving on their own and the walls bleeding. In a desperate attempt
Tarot (2024 South Korean film)
Tarot_(2024_South_Korean_film)
Mental disorder
of invisible protrusions emanating from their bodies or feel that inanimate objects are ensouled. Another common obsession is scrupulosity, the pathological
Obsessive–compulsive_disorder
1986 video game
player's task is to gain the entity's trust and find out what other inanimate objects this entity has inhabited in the past. Clement Chambers, managing
ID_(video_game)
"life force" or "life energy". It also includes energies present in inanimate objects. (Hindu mythology) Five Flavored Tea of Forgetfulness, a brew created
List_of_mythological_objects
Daughter of Minos in Greek mythology
In Greek mythology, Ariadne (/ˌæriˈædni/ ; Ancient Greek: Ἀριάδνη, romanized: Ariádnē) was a Cretan princess as the daughter of King Minos. There are multiple
Ariadne
Type of Yōkai
kodama, or an inanimate object which may possess a soul in Shinto and other animistic traditions. Obake derived from household objects are often called
Obake
2013 American film
Francisco. As inspiration, Unseld and his colleagues took photographs of inanimate objects found in city streets throughout New York City, San Francisco, Chicago
The_Blue_Umbrella_(2013_film)
Form of abuse
those responsible for providing it from animals, plants, and even inanimate objects. Neglect can carry on in a child's life falling into many long-term
Neglect
Anomalous experience in parapsychology
experiences includes living beings, both human and nonhuman, and even inanimate objects. Attempts to apply modern scientific or investigative standards to
Apparitional_experience
Rare neurological condition
being touched, while others also perceive it when animals or even inanimate objects are being touched. Mirror-touch synesthesia is found in approximately
Mirror-touch_synesthesia
Central Algonquian language
cross-reference objects are often omitted if inanimate objects are involved. Even if an inflectional affix for the inanimate object is present, it usually
Shawnee_language
Puppet art form of Tamil Nadu
Bommalattam is a type of puppetry using inanimate objects from Tamil Nadu. While the origin of the art is uncertain, it has existed as an art form for
Bommalattam
1980 video game
to the magnet, unlike all other inanimate objects. The player must bring the dot, along with two or more other objects, to the east end of the corridor
Adventure_(1980_video_game)
Idea developed by Auguste Comte
primitive people believe that inanimate objects have living spirits in them, also known as animism. People worship inanimate objects like trees, stones, a pieces
Law_of_three_stages
English rock duo
gained airplay on alternative radio in many countries, notably "I Pity Inanimate Objects" and "An Englishman in New York", which was accompanied by an innovative
Godley_&_Creme
1st-century-BC Roman poet
inspired by Virgilian legends about the poet's apocryphal power to bring inanimate objects to life. Possibly as early as the 2nd century AD, and into the Middle
Virgil
American painter
for his Pop art portraits of inanimate objects. His work is characterized by bold, colorful depictions of everyday objects on large canvases. He lives
Gordon_Smedt
British advertising executive (born 1946)
House. The story explores the world of faces that children see in inanimate objects. The inspiration behind the book comes from previous artwork that
Jeremy_Sinclair
Affection; one of the ancient Greek forms of love
1155b27–31) though it considers its existence in the way of inanimate objects could also "inanimately love". In his Rhetoric, Aristotle defines the activity
Philia
Iconic person or object in popular culture
Lightyear, Willy Wonka, and the Minions are regarded as pop icons. Even inanimate objects have been recognized as pop icons. Some figures attain transitory
Pop_icon
1979 studio album by Godley & Creme
couple of technical innovations which gave it a unique sound. "I Pity Inanimate Objects" contained a distinctive vocal treatment in which the notes are seemingly
Freeze Frame (Godley & Creme album)
Freeze_Frame_(Godley_&_Creme_album)
Jokes about someone walking into a tavern
(e.g., "A panda walks into a bar; it eats, shoots and leaves"), or inanimate objects (e.g. "a sandwich walks into a bar, orders a beer, and is told by
Bar_joke
S-shaped curved line, theory in art
right-angled intersecting lines, which signify stasis, death, or inanimate objects. In contrast to grand compositional lines, which are regularly found
Line_of_beauty
1739–40 book by David Hume
relations can be found in perfectly non-moral contexts involving inanimate objects and animals. And as for probable reasoning, Hume famously contends
A_Treatise_of_Human_Nature
In Greek mythology, a pair of mischievous forest creatures
In Greek mythology, the Cercopes /sərˈkoʊˌpiːz/ (Greek: Κέρκωπες, plural of Κέρκωψ, from κέρκος (n.) kerkos "tail") were mischievous forest creatures who
Cercopes
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