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- Dictionaryinactive/ɪnˈaktɪv/
adjective
- 1. not engaging in or involving any or much physical activity: "an inactive lifestyle" Similar Opposite
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doing nothing or not doing what you have usually done: an inactive member of an advisory board.
The meaning of INACTIVE is not active. How to use inactive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Inactive.
adjective. us / ɪnˈæk·tɪv / Add to word list. doing nothing: Knee surgery will keep him physically inactive for two months. About half of the club members are inactive. inactivity. noun [ U ] us / ˌɪn·ækˈtɪv·ɪ·t̬i / The journey was long, and he found the inactivity boring.
inactive indicates absence of action, indisposition to activity, or cessation of activity: an inactive compound, life, file of papers. dormant suggests the quiescence or inactivity of that which sleeps but may be roused to action: a dormant volcano. inert suggests the condition of dead matter, with no inherent power of motion or action; it may ...
When things or people are inactive, they're doing little or nothing. A rock, a couch potato, or a gym membership you haven’t used yet is inactive. Active has been used since the 14th century to mean "given to worldly activity." If you’re active, you’re out in the world! Therefore inactive people aren’t doing much.
Definition of inactive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
inactive describes a person or thing that is not acting, moving, functioning, or operating: an inactive board member; inactive laws. dormant suggests the quiescence or inactivity of that which sleeps or seems to sleep, but may be roused to action: a dormant geyser.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the word inactive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
inactivity. noun [ U ] uk / ˌɪnækˈtɪvəti / us. the fact of not being active or working: a period of inactivity. (Definition of inactive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Inactive indicates absence of action, indisposition to activity, or cessation of activity: an inactive compound, life, file of papers. Dormant suggests the quiescence or inactivity of that which sleeps but may be roused to action: a dormant volcano.
