Inanimorphic (adjective): Describing the act or habit of attributing human-like characteristics, qualities, or behaviours to inanimate objects that is more human than inanimate.
Pool Noodle was a playful and inanimorphic creature with a long, slender body made of soft, spongy foam. Despite having no bones or muscles, he had a pair of sturdy foam limbs that allowed him to move around and play games with his friends. Pool Noodle was always full of energy and mischief, and he never hesitated to get into all sorts of trouble.
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.