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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Word of the Day

6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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