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1. (adj.) inactive
not active:
an inactive volcano.
2. inactive
sedentary:
an inactive life.
3. inactive
sluggish; indolent.
4. inactive
not on active military duty.
5. inactive
chemically inert.
6. inactive
having no effect on polarized light.
Etymology: (1715–25)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) inactive
(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
"desired amounts of inactive chlorine"
2. (adj) inactive
(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
3. (adj) nonoperational, inactive
(military) not involved in military operations
4. (adj) inactive
not exerting influence or change
5. (adj) dormant, inactive
(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
"a dormant volcano"
6. (adj) passive, inactive
lacking in energy or will
"Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
7. (adj) inactive
lacking activity; lying idle or unused
"an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery"
8. (adj) inactive
not engaged in full-time work
"inactive reserve"; "an inactive member"
9. (adj) inactive
not active physically or mentally
"illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"
10. (adj) inactive, motionless, static, still
not in physical motion
"the inertia of an object at rest"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) inactive
not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive
2. (adj) inactive
not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer
3. (adj) inactive
not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid
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Sense: not taking much exercise
You're fat because you're so inactive.
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 Afrikaans: onaktief |
 Arabic: غَير فَعّال |
 Bulgarian: бездеен |
 Brazilian: inativo |
 Czech: nečinný, líný |
 German: träge |
 Danish: uvirksom |
 Greek: αδρανής |
 Spanish: inactivo |
 Estonian: loid |
 Farsi: ساکن؛ بی جنب و جوش |
 Finnish: toimeton |
 French: inactif |
 Hebrew: לא פָּעִיל |
 Hindi: निष्क्रिय |
 Croatian: neaktivan |
 Hungarian: tétlen, tunya |
 Indonesian: kurang olahraga |
 Icelandic: sem hreyfir sig lítið |
 Italian: inattivo |
 Japanese: 不活発な |
 Korean: 활동하지 않는 |
 Lithuanian: nejudrus, neaktyvus |
 Latvian: kūtrs; pasīvs |
 Malay: tidak aktif |
 Dutch: inaktief |
 Norwegian: sløv, lat, passiv |
 Polish: nieruchawy |
 Persian: ساکن؛ بی جنب و جوش |
 Pashto: لټ، سست، پر كاله |
 Portuguese: inactivo |
 Romanian: inactiv |
 Russian: бездеятельный |
 Slovak: nečinný, lenivý |
 Slovenian: neaktiven |
 Serbian: neaktivan |
 Swedish: inaktiv, oföretagsam |
 Thai: ไม่ออกคำสั่ง |
 Turkish: hareketsiz |
 Taiwanese: 不愛運動的 |
 Ukrainian: бездіяльний, інертний |
 Urdu: ساکن |
 Vietnamese: ì |
 Chinese: 不活动的，怠惰的 |
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