Definition of inactive

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Inactive (a.) Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer..

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Inactivity :: Inactivity (n.) The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter..
Lazy :: Lazy (superl.) Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream..
Dead :: Dead (a.) Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead calm; a dead load or weight..
Energy :: Energy (n.) Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating, or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men possessing energies may suffer them to lie inactive..
Sluggard :: Sluggard (n.) A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone..
Inactose :: Inactose (n.) A variety of sugar, found in certain plants. It is optically inactive..
Stagnate :: Stagnate (v. t.) To cease to be brisk or active; to become dull or inactive; as, commerce stagnates; business stagnates..
Cessant :: Cessant (a.) Inactive; dorman.
Easy-going :: Easy-going (a.) Moving easily; hence, mild-tempered; ease-loving; inactive..
Inactive :: Inactive (a.) Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive..
Passive :: Passive (a.) Inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive..
Do-nothing :: Do-nothing (a.) Doing nothing; inactive; idle; lazy; as, a do-nothing policy..
Unactive :: Unactive (v. t.) To render inactive or listless.
Restive :: Restive (a.) Inactive; sluggish.
Recumbent :: Recumbent (a.) Leaning; reclining; lying; as, the recumbent posture of the Romans at their meals. Hence, figuratively; Resting; inactive; idle..
Efficient :: Efficient (n.) Causing effects; producing results; that makes the effect to be what it is; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or incapable; characterized by energetic and useful activity; as, an efficient officer, power..
Sedent :: Sedent (a.) Sitting; inactive; quiet.
Heavy :: Heavy (superl.) Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate, stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, and the like; a heavy writer or book..
Inanimate :: Inanimate (a.) Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead; inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate substances..
Inactive :: Inactive (a.) 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..
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