inactive

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈæktɪv/

Definition of inactive

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Not active, temporarily or permanently.
    “The volcano is inactive, but is only dormant.”
    “Inactive user accounts may be deleted after 90 days.”
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adj

  1. Not active, temporarily or permanently.
    “The volcano is inactive, but is only dormant.”
    “Inactive user accounts may be deleted after 90 days.”
  2. Not engaging in physical activity.
    “[…] exercise in general will lead to dramatic improvements in comparison with an inactive lifestyle.”
  3. Not functioning or operating; broken down
    “The photocopier is inactive pending repair.”
  4. Retired from duty or service.
    “Admiral Jones is now on the inactive list.”
  5. Relatively inert.
    “Aluminium is inactive towards water.”
  6. Showing no optical activity in polarized light.
    “Synthetic glycine is optically inactive as it contains equal amounts of the d- and l- form.”

noun

  1. A person who does not take action.
    “Typically inactives are poorly educated older women. Their lack of education is overwhelmingly the key factor in assigning the inactives to a life devoid of political activity of any sort.”

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *ən- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus ▲ Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl. Latin āctīvus Latin ināctīvuslbor. French inactifder. English inactive From French inactif. See also earlier unactive.

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