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inactive

[ in-ak-tiv ]

adjective

  1. not active:

    an inactive volcano.

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  2. sedentary or passive:

    an inactive life.

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  3. sluggish; indolent.

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  4. Military. not on active duty.
  5. Chemistry.
    1. inert; unreactive.
    2. noting a compound that has no effect on polarized light.


inactive

/ ɪ²Ôˈæ°ì³Ùɪ±¹ /

adjective

  1. idle or inert; not active
  2. sluggish, passive, or indolent
  3. military of or relating to persons or equipment not in active service
  4. chem (of a substance) having little or no reactivity
  5. (of an element, isotope, etc) having little or no radioactivity
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ¾±²Ô²¹³¦Ëˆ³Ù¾±±¹¾±³Ù²â, noun
  • ¾±²Ôˈ²¹³¦³Ù¾±±¹±ð±ô²â, adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of inactive1

First recorded in 1715–25; in- 3 + active
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Synonym Study

Inactive, dormant, inert, sluggish, torpid suggest lack of activity. 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 also mean unable to move, or heavy and hard to move: an inert mass; inert from hunger. Sluggish expresses slowness of natural activity or of that which does not move readily or vigorously: a sluggish stream, brain. Torpid suggests a state of suspended physical powers, a condition particularly of animals that hibernate: Snakes are torpid in cold weather.
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Example Sentences

Instead people in this group are called "economically inactive", external.

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The seven-time Grand Slam singles champion will be considered an inactive player, having gone a whole year without competing.

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The agency will similarly review rules that extend federal coal ash regulations to unregulated areas where coal ash is managed, such as inactive power plants.

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Working age people who are not in work and not looking for work are described as being economically inactive.

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They want fewer people to be "economically inactive", which would help grow the economy as well as securing more income and security for such people.

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