inactive
(adjective) not active physically or mentally; “illness forced him to live an inactive life”; “dreamy and inactive by nature”
inactive
(adjective) not engaged in full-time work; “inactive reserve”; “an inactive member”
inactive
(adjective) lacking activity; lying idle or unused; “an inactive mine”; “inactive accounts”; “inactive machinery”
inactive
(adjective) (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
passive, inactive
(adjective) lacking in energy or will; “Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself”- George Meredith
dormant, inactive
(adjective) (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct; “a dormant volcano”
inactive
(adjective) not exerting influence or change
inactive, motionless, static, still
(adjective) not in physical motion; “the inertia of an object at rest”
nonoperational, inactive
(adjective) (military) not involved in military operations
inactive
(adjective) (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert; “desired amounts of inactive chlorine”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
inactive (comparative more inactive, superlative most inactive)
Not active, temporarily or permanently.
Not functioning or operating; broken down
Retired from duty or service.
(chemistry) Relatively inert.
(physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light.
• (not active): dull, dormant; see also inactive
• (not functioning or operating): idle
• (not active): active
• antivice, vaticine
Source: Wiktionary
In*ac"tive, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + active: cf. F. inactif.]
1. Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.
2. Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.
3. (Chem. & Opt.)
Definition: Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.
Syn.
– Inert; dull; sluggish; idle; indolent; slothful; lazy. See Inert.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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