inactive
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
Definition of inactive
7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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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
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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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Not engaging in physical activity.
“[…] exercise in general will lead to dramatic improvements in comparison with an inactive lifestyle.”
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Not functioning or operating; broken down
“The photocopier is inactive pending repair.”
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Retired from duty or service.
“Admiral Jones is now on the inactive list.”
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Relatively inert.
“Aluminium is inactive towards water.”
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Showing no optical activity in polarized light.
“Synthetic glycine is optically inactive as it contains equal amounts of the d- and l- form.”
noun
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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.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
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.
Words you can make from inactive
107 playable · top: VENATIC (12 pts)
Best play venatic 12 points6-letter words
8 words5-letter words
17 words4-letter words
34 words- CAVE 9 pts
- VICE 9 pts
- NAVE 7 pts
- NEVI 7 pts
- VAIN 7 pts
- VANE 7 pts
- VEIN 7 pts
- VENA 7 pts
- VENT 7 pts
- VINA 7 pts
- VINE 7 pts
- VITA 7 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CANT 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CENT 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
- INIA 4 pts
- INTI 4 pts
- NEAT 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- TAIN 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TIAN 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
3-letter words
34 words- VAC 8 pts
- AVE 6 pts
- NAV 6 pts
- TAV 6 pts
- VAN 6 pts
- VAT 6 pts
- VET 6 pts
- VIA 6 pts
- VIE 6 pts
- VIN 6 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ANT 3 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- NIT 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAN 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIN 3 pts
2-letter words
13 wordsFind your best play with inactive
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