Definition of sedentary in English:

sedentary

adjective ˈsɛd(ə)nt(ə)riˈsɛdnˌtɛri

1(of a person) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive.
we all walk a certain amount every day even if we are sedentary
Example sentencesExamples
- This does not always mean that they are sedentary.
- Along with larger portions of more fattening food, Americans have become increasingly sedentary over the last couple of decades.
- Moderately active fat people have far lower mortality rates than do thin sedentary people, and the same death rates as thin active people.
- For a sedentary person, disease risk becomes significantly higher when BMI exceeds 27.
- The Governor said walking was essential for sedentary people to keep the system in trim.
- In addition, 78 percent of Americans do not meet basic activity level recommendations and 25 percent are completely sedentary.
- Compared with more sedentary people, athletes display greater skin perfusion for the same increase in core temperature.
- Holman said Aaron's lifestyle in general was relatively sedentary.
- Being a completely sedentary person myself, I'm very impressed by people who stay fit.
- If you are a sedentary person, that's a strike against you, because weight-bearing exercise increases the health of bones.
- Thus, a well-trained athlete may have a more developed endogenous antioxidant system than a sedentary person.
- Are you going to slip back and be the sedentary person everyone expects, or are you going to stick up for yourself?
- So sedentary people often gain weight gradually.
- On your day off you don't need to be completely sedentary.
- If you're relatively sedentary, then you'll need less.
- Few people are so sedentary that they don't move around for at least one hour in the day.
- Recent studies have also shown that children around the world are becoming increasingly sedentary, especially in poor urban areas.
- These results are in startling contrast with studies conducted with sedentary people.
- If implemented widely, such a strategy could result in major health benefits for sedentary people.
- Unfortunately, I am the most sedentary person there is.
Synonyms
sitting, seated, desk-bound, desk, inactive, still, stationary
1. 1.1 (of work or a way of life) characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise.
  a sedentary lifestyle spells bad news for hips and thighs
  Example sentencesExamples
  Approximately 55% report a sedentary lifestyle and 26% have no leisure-time physical activity.
  Sedentary behaviour was higher in overweight children in the intervention group.
  Meanwhile, heavy work in industry and agriculture has mostly been replaced by sedentary activities in service industries.
  He mentioned TV and computer activity, and that work is more sedentary.
  I was fat for about 10 years living in France and the US with mainly sedentary work and abundance of food to eat.
  Haemorrhoids are not caused by sitting on cold hard surfaces, prolonged standing or sedentary work.
  We found no significant difference in physical activity or sedentary behaviour for the sample as a whole.
  My body had begun to stiffen up after many years of sedentary work as a therapist.
  Having arrived at the waterside, the angler goes into sedentary mode, where he exerts very little energy, and becomes easily cooled.
  I find that he is capable of performing at least sedentary tasks up to five days a week for five to six hours each day.
  But we burn off fewer of them because of our more sedentary lifestyles.
  Bad eating habits and sedentary lifestyle play a role in the onset of diabetes.
  Twelve were allocated to aerobic and strength training, and six led more sedentary lifestyles.
  But if you've also learned unhealthy eating habits and sedentary ways from your family, you'll need to change your lifestyle.
  Her project implicitly calls for a slower, more sedentary mode of existence.
  Other sedentary activities - playing video and computer games or talking on the phone - also should be limited.
  In addition to increasing physical activity, decreasing sedentary activity is also important.
  A sedentary lifestyle without at least moderate physical activity is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer.
  Patients returned to sedentary work after 1 week and to strenuous work after 5 to 6 months.
  Society in general has also become increasingly sedentary.
  Synonyms
  sitting, seated, desk-bound, desk, inactive, still, stationary
2. 1.2 (of a position) sitting; seated.
  he spoke from a sedentary position
  Example sentencesExamples
  Then I notice that in this sedentary position, the whole ensemble rides up around my waist.
  The UK won 30 medals 19, of which were won from a sedentary position.
  Normally, when one stood up from a sedentary position, one's mind would be unequal in circulatory oxygen than the rest of the body.
  Similarly, Toronto festivalgoers can see the world every year without leaving a sedentary position.
  This time, Taras, only for a crisp moment, acted tentative in taking the sedentary position.
  Synonyms
  sitting, seated, desk-bound, desk, inactive, still, stationary
3. 1.3Zoology Anthropology Inhabiting the same locality throughout life; not migratory or nomadic.
  a tribe of sedentary agriculturists
  Example sentencesExamples
  The contrast with sedentary tribes could not, at first sight, be more marked.
  Falconids can be sedentary or migratory.
  Some species of ovenbirds are migratory, others are sedentary.
  The fish that were sedentary during the summer inhabited the deepest holes of the river.
  Even a relatively sedentary species can be listed if a significant proportion of its number migrate.
4. 1.4Zoology (of an animal) sessile.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Most studies of invertebrate larval metamorphosis have been performed with species that are sedentary or sessile as adults.
  At first it seemed that it was just a sedentary pest in residential plantings, where it could be controlled with dormant oil or insecticidal soap sprays.
  Finally, this normally sedentary animal inflated a muscular cone at its base to lever itself free from its moorings and danced away in the water column.
  The walls and sea floor consist of stark boulders and rough seams of rock uncolonised by sedentary species.
  Shake the crab harder, and you may dislodge tiny sea stars feeding on oysters and mussels, or sea urchins scavenging for seaweed and sedentary invertebrates.

Derivatives

sedentarily

adverb ˌsɛd(ə)nˈtɛrɪli

sedentariness

noun ˈsɛd(ə)ntrɪnəsˈsɛd(ə)nˌtɛrinəs

The apparent area-sensitivity of Rufous-crowned Sparrows in southern California may be attributable in part to their high sedentariness.
Example sentencesExamples
- TV viewing time gives an index of sedentariness.
- Yet it is not a matter of choosing sides between models of nomadism and sedentariness.
- However, Arnold and Owens have shown that cooperative breeding is associated with longer survival, smaller clutches, and increased sedentariness.
- And probably, some increase in sedentariness is a factor, although this is actually quite difficult to measure.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense 'not migratory'): from French sédentaire or Latin sedentarius, from sedere 'sit'.

Definition of sedentary in US English:

sedentary

adjectiveˈsednˌterēˈsɛdnˌtɛri

1(of a person) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive.
we all walk a certain amount every day even if we are sedentary
Example sentencesExamples
- Along with larger portions of more fattening food, Americans have become increasingly sedentary over the last couple of decades.
- For a sedentary person, disease risk becomes significantly higher when BMI exceeds 27.
- Compared with more sedentary people, athletes display greater skin perfusion for the same increase in core temperature.
- Holman said Aaron's lifestyle in general was relatively sedentary.
- Thus, a well-trained athlete may have a more developed endogenous antioxidant system than a sedentary person.
- In addition, 78 percent of Americans do not meet basic activity level recommendations and 25 percent are completely sedentary.
- Unfortunately, I am the most sedentary person there is.
- Few people are so sedentary that they don't move around for at least one hour in the day.
- If you are a sedentary person, that's a strike against you, because weight-bearing exercise increases the health of bones.
- Moderately active fat people have far lower mortality rates than do thin sedentary people, and the same death rates as thin active people.
- If you're relatively sedentary, then you'll need less.
- The Governor said walking was essential for sedentary people to keep the system in trim.
- Being a completely sedentary person myself, I'm very impressed by people who stay fit.
- These results are in startling contrast with studies conducted with sedentary people.
- If implemented widely, such a strategy could result in major health benefits for sedentary people.
- On your day off you don't need to be completely sedentary.
- So sedentary people often gain weight gradually.
- Are you going to slip back and be the sedentary person everyone expects, or are you going to stick up for yourself?
- This does not always mean that they are sedentary.
- Recent studies have also shown that children around the world are becoming increasingly sedentary, especially in poor urban areas.
Synonyms
sitting, seated, desk-bound, desk, inactive, still, stationary
1. 1.1 (of work or a way of life) characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise.
  a sedentary lifestyle spells bad news for hips and thighs
  Example sentencesExamples
  Sedentary behaviour was higher in overweight children in the intervention group.
  Her project implicitly calls for a slower, more sedentary mode of existence.
  I find that he is capable of performing at least sedentary tasks up to five days a week for five to six hours each day.
  A sedentary lifestyle without at least moderate physical activity is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer.
  Society in general has also become increasingly sedentary.
  Bad eating habits and sedentary lifestyle play a role in the onset of diabetes.
  Meanwhile, heavy work in industry and agriculture has mostly been replaced by sedentary activities in service industries.
  Approximately 55% report a sedentary lifestyle and 26% have no leisure-time physical activity.
  Haemorrhoids are not caused by sitting on cold hard surfaces, prolonged standing or sedentary work.
  My body had begun to stiffen up after many years of sedentary work as a therapist.
  Other sedentary activities - playing video and computer games or talking on the phone - also should be limited.
  Having arrived at the waterside, the angler goes into sedentary mode, where he exerts very little energy, and becomes easily cooled.
  Twelve were allocated to aerobic and strength training, and six led more sedentary lifestyles.
  I was fat for about 10 years living in France and the US with mainly sedentary work and abundance of food to eat.
  But if you've also learned unhealthy eating habits and sedentary ways from your family, you'll need to change your lifestyle.
  But we burn off fewer of them because of our more sedentary lifestyles.
  In addition to increasing physical activity, decreasing sedentary activity is also important.
  Patients returned to sedentary work after 1 week and to strenuous work after 5 to 6 months.
  He mentioned TV and computer activity, and that work is more sedentary.
  We found no significant difference in physical activity or sedentary behaviour for the sample as a whole.
  Synonyms
  sitting, seated, desk-bound, desk, inactive, still, stationary
2. 1.2 (of a position) sitting; seated.
  he spoke from a sedentary position
  Example sentencesExamples
  Then I notice that in this sedentary position, the whole ensemble rides up around my waist.
  The UK won 30 medals 19, of which were won from a sedentary position.
  Normally, when one stood up from a sedentary position, one's mind would be unequal in circulatory oxygen than the rest of the body.
  This time, Taras, only for a crisp moment, acted tentative in taking the sedentary position.
  Similarly, Toronto festivalgoers can see the world every year without leaving a sedentary position.
  Synonyms
  sitting, seated, desk-bound, desk, inactive, still, stationary
3. 1.3Anthropology Zoology Inhabiting the same locality throughout life; not migratory or nomadic.
  a tribe of sedentary agriculturists
  Example sentencesExamples
  Falconids can be sedentary or migratory.
  Some species of ovenbirds are migratory, others are sedentary.
  Even a relatively sedentary species can be listed if a significant proportion of its number migrate.
  The contrast with sedentary tribes could not, at first sight, be more marked.
  The fish that were sedentary during the summer inhabited the deepest holes of the river.
4. 1.4Zoology (of an animal) sessile.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Most studies of invertebrate larval metamorphosis have been performed with species that are sedentary or sessile as adults.
  At first it seemed that it was just a sedentary pest in residential plantings, where it could be controlled with dormant oil or insecticidal soap sprays.
  Finally, this normally sedentary animal inflated a muscular cone at its base to lever itself free from its moorings and danced away in the water column.
  The walls and sea floor consist of stark boulders and rough seams of rock uncolonised by sedentary species.
  Shake the crab harder, and you may dislodge tiny sea stars feeding on oysters and mussels, or sea urchins scavenging for seaweed and sedentary invertebrates.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense ‘not migratory’): from French sédentaire or Latin sedentarius, from sedere ‘sit’.

单词	sedentary
释义	Definition of sedentary in English: sedentary adjective ˈsɛd(ə)nt(ə)riˈsɛdnˌtɛri 1(of a person) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive. we all walk a certain amount every day even if we are sedentary Example sentencesExamples This does not always mean that they are sedentary. Along with larger portions of more fattening food, Americans have become increasingly sedentary over the last couple of decades. Moderately active fat people have far lower mortality rates than do thin sedentary people, and the same death rates as thin active people. For a sedentary person, disease risk becomes significantly higher when BMI exceeds 27. The Governor said walking was essential for sedentary people to keep the system in trim. In addition, 78 percent of Americans do not meet basic activity level recommendations and 25 percent are completely sedentary. Compared with more sedentary people, athletes display greater skin perfusion for the same increase in core temperature. Holman said Aaron's lifestyle in general was relatively sedentary. Being a completely sedentary person myself, I'm very impressed by people who stay fit. If you are a sedentary person, that's a strike against you, because weight-bearing exercise increases the health of bones. Thus, a well-trained athlete may have a more developed endogenous antioxidant system than a sedentary person. Are you going to slip back and be the sedentary person everyone expects, or are you going to stick up for yourself? So sedentary people often gain weight gradually. On your day off you don't need to be completely sedentary. If you're relatively sedentary, then you'll need less. Few people are so sedentary that they don't move around for at least one hour in the day. Recent studies have also shown that children around the world are becoming increasingly sedentary, especially in poor urban areas. These results are in startling contrast with studies conducted with sedentary people. If implemented widely, such a strategy could result in major health benefits for sedentary people. Unfortunately, I am the most sedentary person there is. Synonyms sitting, seated, desk-bound, desk, inactive, still, stationary 1.1 (of work or a way of life) characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise. a sedentary lifestyle spells bad news for hips and thighs Example sentencesExamples Approximately 55% report a sedentary lifestyle and 26% have no leisure-time physical activity. Sedentary behaviour was higher in overweight children in the intervention group. Meanwhile, heavy work in industry and agriculture has mostly been replaced by sedentary activities in service industries. He mentioned TV and computer activity, and that work is more sedentary. I was fat for about 10 years living in France and the US with mainly sedentary work and abundance of food to eat. Haemorrhoids are not caused by sitting on cold hard surfaces, prolonged standing or sedentary work. We found no significant difference in physical activity or sedentary behaviour for the sample as a whole. My body had begun to stiffen up after many years of sedentary work as a therapist. Having arrived at the waterside, the angler goes into sedentary mode, where he exerts very little energy, and becomes easily cooled. I find that he is capable of performing at least sedentary tasks up to five days a week for five to six hours each day. But we burn off fewer of them because of our more sedentary lifestyles. Bad eating habits and sedentary lifestyle play a role in the onset of diabetes. Twelve were allocated to aerobic and strength training, and six led more sedentary lifestyles. But if you've also learned unhealthy eating habits and sedentary ways from your family, you'll need to change your lifestyle. Her project implicitly calls for a slower, more sedentary mode of existence. Other sedentary activities - playing video and computer games or talking on the phone - also should be limited. In addition to increasing physical activity, decreasing sedentary activity is also important. A sedentary lifestyle without at least moderate physical activity is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer. Patients returned to sedentary work after 1 week and to strenuous work after 5 to 6 months. Society in general has also become increasingly sedentary. Synonyms sitting, seated, desk-bound, desk, inactive, still, stationary 1.2 (of a position) sitting; seated. he spoke from a sedentary position Example sentencesExamples Then I notice that in this sedentary position, the whole ensemble rides up around my waist. The UK won 30 medals 19, of which were won from a sedentary position. Normally, when one stood up from a sedentary position, one's mind would be unequal in circulatory oxygen than the rest of the body. Similarly, Toronto festivalgoers can see the world every year without leaving a sedentary position. This time, Taras, only for a crisp moment, acted tentative in taking the sedentary position. Synonyms sitting, seated, desk-bound, desk, inactive, still, stationary 1.3Zoology Anthropology Inhabiting the same locality throughout life; not migratory or nomadic. a tribe of sedentary agriculturists Example sentencesExamples The contrast with sedentary tribes could not, at first sight, be more marked. Falconids can be sedentary or migratory. Some species of ovenbirds are migratory, others are sedentary. The fish that were sedentary during the summer inhabited the deepest holes of the river. Even a relatively sedentary species can be listed if a significant proportion of its number migrate. 1.4Zoology (of an animal) sessile. Example sentencesExamples Most studies of invertebrate larval metamorphosis have been performed with species that are sedentary or sessile as adults. At first it seemed that it was just a sedentary pest in residential plantings, where it could be controlled with dormant oil or insecticidal soap sprays. Finally, this normally sedentary animal inflated a muscular cone at its base to lever itself free from its moorings and danced away in the water column. The walls and sea floor consist of stark boulders and rough seams of rock uncolonised by sedentary species. Shake the crab harder, and you may dislodge tiny sea stars feeding on oysters and mussels, or sea urchins scavenging for seaweed and sedentary invertebrates. Derivatives sedentarily adverb ˌsɛd(ə)nˈtɛrɪli sedentariness noun ˈsɛd(ə)ntrɪnəsˈsɛd(ə)nˌtɛrinəs The apparent area-sensitivity of Rufous-crowned Sparrows in southern California may be attributable in part to their high sedentariness. Example sentencesExamples TV viewing time gives an index of sedentariness. Yet it is not a matter of choosing sides between models of nomadism and sedentariness. However, Arnold and Owens have shown that cooperative breeding is associated with longer survival, smaller clutches, and increased sedentariness. And probably, some increase in sedentariness is a factor, although this is actually quite difficult to measure. Origin Late 16th century (in the sense 'not migratory'): from French sédentaire or Latin sedentarius, from sedere 'sit'. Definition of sedentary in US English: sedentary adjectiveˈsednˌterēˈsɛdnˌtɛri 1(of a person) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive. we all walk a certain amount every day even if we are sedentary Example sentencesExamples Along with larger portions of more fattening food, Americans have become increasingly sedentary over the last couple of decades. For a sedentary person, disease risk becomes significantly higher when BMI exceeds 27. Compared with more sedentary people, athletes display greater skin perfusion for the same increase in core temperature. Holman said Aaron's lifestyle in general was relatively sedentary. Thus, a well-trained athlete may have a more developed endogenous antioxidant system than a sedentary person. In addition, 78 percent of Americans do not meet basic activity level recommendations and 25 percent are completely sedentary. Unfortunately, I am the most sedentary person there is. Few people are so sedentary that they don't move around for at least one hour in the day. If you are a sedentary person, that's a strike against you, because weight-bearing exercise increases the health of bones. Moderately active fat people have far lower mortality rates than do thin sedentary people, and the same death rates as thin active people. If you're relatively sedentary, then you'll need less. The Governor said walking was essential for sedentary people to keep the system in trim. Being a completely sedentary person myself, I'm very impressed by people who stay fit. These results are in startling contrast with studies conducted with sedentary people. If implemented widely, such a strategy could result in major health benefits for sedentary people. On your day off you don't need to be completely sedentary. So sedentary people often gain weight gradually. Are you going to slip back and be the sedentary person everyone expects, or are you going to stick up for yourself? This does not always mean that they are sedentary. Recent studies have also shown that children around the world are becoming increasingly sedentary, especially in poor urban areas. Synonyms sitting, seated, desk-bound, desk, inactive, still, stationary 1.1 (of work or a way of life) characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise. a sedentary lifestyle spells bad news for hips and thighs Example sentencesExamples Sedentary behaviour was higher in overweight children in the intervention group. Her project implicitly calls for a slower, more sedentary mode of existence. I find that he is capable of performing at least sedentary tasks up to five days a week for five to six hours each day. A sedentary lifestyle without at least moderate physical activity is associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer. Society in general has also become increasingly sedentary. Bad eating habits and sedentary lifestyle play a role in the onset of diabetes. Meanwhile, heavy work in industry and agriculture has mostly been replaced by sedentary activities in service industries. Approximately 55% report a sedentary lifestyle and 26% have no leisure-time physical activity. Haemorrhoids are not caused by sitting on cold hard surfaces, prolonged standing or sedentary work. My body had begun to stiffen up after many years of sedentary work as a therapist. Other sedentary activities - playing video and computer games or talking on the phone - also should be limited. Having arrived at the waterside, the angler goes into sedentary mode, where he exerts very little energy, and becomes easily cooled. Twelve were allocated to aerobic and strength training, and six led more sedentary lifestyles. I was fat for about 10 years living in France and the US with mainly sedentary work and abundance of food to eat. But if you've also learned unhealthy eating habits and sedentary ways from your family, you'll need to change your lifestyle. But we burn off fewer of them because of our more sedentary lifestyles. In addition to increasing physical activity, decreasing sedentary activity is also important. Patients returned to sedentary work after 1 week and to strenuous work after 5 to 6 months. He mentioned TV and computer activity, and that work is more sedentary. We found no significant difference in physical activity or sedentary behaviour for the sample as a whole. Synonyms sitting, seated, desk-bound, desk, inactive, still, stationary 1.2 (of a position) sitting; seated. he spoke from a sedentary position Example sentencesExamples Then I notice that in this sedentary position, the whole ensemble rides up around my waist. The UK won 30 medals 19, of which were won from a sedentary position. Normally, when one stood up from a sedentary position, one's mind would be unequal in circulatory oxygen than the rest of the body. This time, Taras, only for a crisp moment, acted tentative in taking the sedentary position. Similarly, Toronto festivalgoers can see the world every year without leaving a sedentary position. Synonyms sitting, seated, desk-bound, desk, inactive, still, stationary 1.3Anthropology Zoology Inhabiting the same locality throughout life; not migratory or nomadic. a tribe of sedentary agriculturists Example sentencesExamples Falconids can be sedentary or migratory. Some species of ovenbirds are migratory, others are sedentary. Even a relatively sedentary species can be listed if a significant proportion of its number migrate. The contrast with sedentary tribes could not, at first sight, be more marked. The fish that were sedentary during the summer inhabited the deepest holes of the river. 1.4Zoology (of an animal) sessile. Example sentencesExamples Most studies of invertebrate larval metamorphosis have been performed with species that are sedentary or sessile as adults. At first it seemed that it was just a sedentary pest in residential plantings, where it could be controlled with dormant oil or insecticidal soap sprays. Finally, this normally sedentary animal inflated a muscular cone at its base to lever itself free from its moorings and danced away in the water column. The walls and sea floor consist of stark boulders and rough seams of rock uncolonised by sedentary species. Shake the crab harder, and you may dislodge tiny sea stars feeding on oysters and mussels, or sea urchins scavenging for seaweed and sedentary invertebrates. Origin Late 16th century (in the sense ‘not migratory’): from French sédentaire or Latin sedentarius, from sedere ‘sit’.
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