INACTIVITY

inactivity

(noun) being inactive; being less active

inactiveness, inactivity, inertia

(noun) a disposition to remain inactive or inert; “he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work”

inaction, inactivity, inactiveness

(noun) the state of being inactive

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

inactivity (countable and uncountable, plural inactivities)

The quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness.

Source: Wiktionary


In`ac*tiv"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inactivité.]

1. The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter.

2. Idleness; habitual indisposition to action or exertion; want of energy; sluggishness. The gloomy inactivity of despair. Cook.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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