exánime
Spanish, adjective/eɡˈsanime/
exánime is spelled E-X-Á-N-I-M-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish, the 142,722nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Exánime is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “lifeless, exanimate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Sin señal de vida o sin vida”.
What does exánime mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinelifeless, exanimate
El cuerpo de la niñita que sacamos del riachuelo quedó exánime incluso después de varios ciclos de resucitación cardiopulmonaria indicando la muerte.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Sin señal de vida o sin vida. 2. Sumamente debilitado; sin aliento, desmayado.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of exánime
- exánimes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce exánime?
- /eɡˈsanime/
- [eɣ̞ˈsa.ni.me]
- [ekˈsanime]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to exánime
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is exánime in Spanish?
exánime appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).