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Inactive Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Inactive? [adj] not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature" [adj] not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve" (military) ; "an inactive member of the department" [adj] lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery" [adj] (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly [adj] lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith [adj] of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive; "a dormant volcano" [adj] of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano" [adj] not active or exerting influence [adj] temporarily inactive [adj] not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest" [adj] not engaged in military action [adj] not participating in a chemical reaction; "desired amounts of inactive chlorine" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Inactive: abeyant \| arrested \| at rest \| closed \| dark \| dead \| delayed \| dormant \| dull \| hypoactive \| idle \| in abeyance(p) \| in remission \| indolent \| inert \| latent \| motionless \| nonmoving \| nonoperational \| off duty(p) \| off(p) \| off-duty(a) \| on leave \| passive \| quiescent \| reserve(a) \| resistless \| retired \| sedentary \| slow \| sluggish \| static \| still \| strikebound \| supine \| suspended \| torpid \| underactive \| unmoving \| unreactive \| unresisting \| unused Related Terms \| Find terms related to Inactive: abeyant \| apathetic \| asleep \| at a standstill \| cataleptic \| catatonic \| contemplative \| dead \| deliberate \| disengaged \| do-nothing \| dopey \| dormant \| dull \| easy \| flat \| foul \| groggy \| hasteless \| heavy \| idle \| immobile \| in abeyance \| in suspense \| inanimate \| indolent \| inert \| inoperative \| jobless \| lackadaisical \| laissez-aller \| laissez-faire \| languid \| languorous \| latent \| lazy \| leaden \| leisurely \| lethargic \| lifeless \| listless \| logy \| meditative \| motionless \| neuter \| neutral \| ossified \| out of work \| pacific \| paralytic \| paralyzed \| passive \| peaceful \| phlegmatic \| placid \| procrastinating \| quiescent \| quiet \| quietist \| quietistic \| relaxed \| resting \| sedentary \| serene \| slack \| sleeping \| sleepy \| slothful \| slow \| sluggish \| slumbering \| smoldering \| somnolent \| stagnant \| stagnating \| standing \| standpat \| static \| stationary \| still \| supine \| suspended \| tame \| torpid \| tranquil \| unactive \| unaroused \| unemployed \| unhasty \| unhurried \| unmoving \| unoccupied \| vegetable \| vegetative See Also \| lethargic \| unergetic Inactive In Webster's Dictionary \In*ac"tive\, a. [Pref. in- not + active: cf. F. inactif.] 1. Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive. 2. Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer. 3. (Chem. & Opt.) 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. Syn: Inert; dull; sluggish; idle; indolent; slothful; lazy. See {Inert}.

Inactive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Inactive?

[adj] not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"
[adj] not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve" (military) ; "an inactive member of the department"
[adj] lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery"
[adj] (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
[adj] lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
[adj] of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive; "a dormant volcano"
[adj] of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive; "an extinct volcano"
[adj] not active or exerting influence
[adj] temporarily inactive
[adj] not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"
[adj] not engaged in military action
[adj] not participating in a chemical reaction; "desired amounts of inactive chlorine"

See Also | lethargic | unergetic

Inactive In Webster's Dictionary

\In*ac"tive\, a. [Pref. in- not + active: cf. F.
inactif.]
1. Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can
   not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself,
   inactive.

2. Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or
   industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.

3. (Chem. & Opt.) 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.

Syn: Inert; dull; sluggish; idle; indolent; slothful; lazy.
     See {Inert}.

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