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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ac•tive /ɪnˈæktɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - not active:an inactive volcano.
quiet; not doing much:an inactive, boring retirement.[Military.]not on active duty.in•ac•tiv•i•ty /ˌɪnækˈtɪvɪti/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]a boring inactivity once he retired. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ac•tive (in ak′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. - not active:an inactive volcano.
- sedentary or passive:an inactive life.
- sluggish;
indolent. - [Mil.]not on active duty.
- Chemistry
- inert;
unreactive. - noting a compound that has no effect on polarized light.
in•ac′tive•ly, adv. in′ac•tiv′i•ty, in•ac′tive•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unmoving, immobile, inoperative.
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lazy, idle, slothful.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged –3. lively.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: inactive /ɪnˈæktɪv/ adj - idle or inert; not active
- sluggish, passive, or indolent
- of or relating to persons or equipment not in active service
- (of a substance) having little or no reactivity
- (of an element, isotope, etc) having little or no radioactivity
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