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View usage for: (sedəntəri, US -teri) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]Someone who has a sedentary lifestyle or job sits down a lot of the time and does not take much exercise. Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle has been linked with an increased risk of heartdisease. Synonyms: inactive, sitting, seated, desk More Synonyms of sedentary sedentary in British English (ˈsɛdəntərɪ, -trɪ) adjective1. characterized by or requiring a sitting position sedentary work 2. tending to sit about without taking much exercise 3. (of animals) moving about very little, usually because of attachment to a rock or other surface 4. (of animals) not migratory Derived forms sedentarily (ˈsedentarily) adverb sedentariness (ˈsedentariness) noun Word origin C16: from Latin sedentārius, from sedēre to sit sedentary in American English (ˈsɛdənˌtɛri) adjective1. a. of or marked by much sitting about and little travel b. keeping one seated much of the time a sedentary job 2. a. remaining in one locality; not migratory said of birds, etc. b. fixed to one spot, as a barnacle Derived forms sedentarily (ˈsedenˌtarily) adverb sedentariness (ˈsedenˌtariness) noun Word origin Fr sédentaire < L sedentarius < sedens, prp. of sedere, to sit Examples of 'sedentary' in a sentencesedentary In other languagessedentary British English: sedentary ADJECTIVE Someone who has a sedentary lifestyle or job sits down a lot of the time and does not take much exercise. Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle has been linked with an increased risk of heart disease. - American English: sedentary
- Brazilian Portuguese: sedentário
- Chinese: 需要久坐的
- European Spanish: sedentario
- French: sédentaire
- German: sitzend
- Italian: sedentario
- Japanese: 体を動かさない
- Korean: 주로 앉아 지내는
- European Portuguese: sedentário
- Latin American Spanish: sedentario
Definition tending to sit about without taking much exercise A sedentary lifestyle has been linked with a risk of heart disease. Synonyms sitting seated desk desk-bound Opposites moving , active , mobile , on the go (informal) , motile Additional synonymsHe stood there motionless. Synonyms still, static, stationary, standing, fixed, frozen, calm, halted, paralysed, lifeless, inert, unmoved, transfixed, at rest, immobile, inanimate, at a standstill, unmoving, stock-stillDefinition sluggish or dull He led a lazy, torpid life at the weekends. Synonyms inactive, lazy, sluggish, languid, slow, dull, passive, numb, motionless, stagnant, inert, slow-moving, lethargic, apathetic, lymphatic, drowsy, listless, indolent, languorous, somnolent, lackadaisical, slothful (formal), benumbed, fainéant - security
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