inactive
Not active, temporarily or permanently.
Adjective
- Not active, temporarily or permanently.
- The volcano is inactive, but is only dormant.
- Inactive user accounts may be deleted after 90 days.
- Not engaging in physical activity.
- […] exercise in general will lead to dramatic improvements in comparison with an inactive lifestyle. - 2021, Suzanne Byrd, Practical Tips on Supporting Boys with ADHD:
- Not functioning or operating; broken down
- The photocopier is inactive pending repair.
- Retired from duty or service.
- Admiral Jones is now on the inactive list.
- Relatively inert.
- Aluminium is inactive towards water.
- Showing no optical activity in polarized light.
- Synthetic glycine is optically inactive as it contains equal amounts of the d- and l- form.
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvus Latin ināctīvuslbor. French inactifder. English inactive From French inactif. See also earlier unactive.
Forms
Synonyms
dull dormant idle abeyant at rest cessant fallow inactive inert languid latent nonactive passive quiescent silent sedent sedentary slow suspended torpid unactive unbusy unemployed unoccupied
Antonyms
Hyponyms
asleep calm dead hibernating lazy obsolete stationary vegetative
Related
Derived
bioinactive inactivate inactivation inactive ingredient inactively inactiveness inactivity inactose photoinactive
Noun
- A person who does not take action.
- Typically inactives are poorly educated older women. Their lack of education is overwhelmingly the key factor in assigning the inactives to a life devoid of political activity of any sort. - 2016, Alan Marsh, Political...