in·ac·tive ( n- k tv)adj. 1. Not active or tending to be active. 2. a. Not functioning or operating; out of use: inactive machinery. b. Not being in continuous use or operation: an inactive brokerage account. 3. Retired from duty or service. 4. Chemistry Not readily participating in chemical reactions; inert. 5. Biology Marked by the absence or reduction of activity, such as the ability to cause infection. 6. Medicine Quiescent. Used especially of a disease. 7. Physics Showing no optical activity in polarized light. in·ac tive·ly adv.in  ac·tivi·ty, in·active·ness n.Synonyms: inactive, idle, inert, passive, dormant, torpid, supine These adjectives mean not involved in or disposed to movement or activity. Inactive simply indicates absence of activity: retired but not inactive; an inactive factory. Idle refers to persons who are not doing anything or are not busy: employees idle because of the strike. It also refers to what is not in use or operation: idle machinery. Inert describes things powerless to move themselves or to produce a desired effect; applied to persons, it implies lethargy or sluggishness, especially of mind or spirit: "The Honorable Mrs. Jamieson . . . was fat and inert, and very much at the mercy of her old servants" (Elizabeth C. Gaskell). Passive implies being reactive instead of proactive: "in an hour like this, when the mind has a passive sensibility, but no active strength" (Nathaniel Hawthorne). Dormant refers principally to a state of suspended activity but often implies the possibility of renewal: dormant feelings of affection. Torpid suggests sluggishness or apathy: "It is a man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind grows torpid in old age" (Samuel Johnson). Supine implies abject lack of will: "No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried" (Theodore Roosevelt). |
inactive [ɪnˈæktɪv]
adj
1. idle or inert; not active
2. sluggish, passive, or indolent
3. (Military) Military of or relating to persons or equipment not in active service
4. (Chemistry) Chem (of a substance) having little or no reactivity
5. (Physics / General Physics) (of an element, isotope, etc.) having little or no radioactivity
inactively adv
inactivity , inactiveness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | inactive - (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert; "desired amounts of inactive chlorine" chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions unreactive - (chemistry) not reacting chemically |
| 2. | inactive - (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly pathology - the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases active - tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis" | |
| 3. | inactive - (military) not involved in military operations armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" | |
| 4. | inactive - not exerting influence or change active - exerting influence or producing a change or effect; "an active ingredient" | |
| 5. | inactive - (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct ; "a dormant volcano" | |
| 6. | inactive - lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith | |
| 7. | inactive - lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery" active - full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account" | |
| 8. | inactive - not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve"; "an inactive member" active - engaged in full-time work; "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession" | |
| 9. | inactive - not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature" lethargic, unenrgetic - deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights" active - characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action" | |
| 10. | inactive - not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest" |
inactive
adjective
1. unused, idle, dormant, latent, inert, immobile, mothballed, out of service, inoperative, abeyant The satellite has been inactive since its launch two years ago.
unused working, used, running, mobile, operative
unused working, used, running, mobile, operative
2. idle, unemployed, out of work, jobless, unoccupied, kicking your heels He has been inactive since last year.
idle employed, occupied
idle employed, occupied
Translations
inactive
inactive [ɪnˈæktɪv] adj → inattivo/a
inactive [ɪnˈæktɪv] adj → inattivo/a
inactive [ɪnˈæktɪv] adj → inattivo/a
adj inactive [inˈӕktiv]
(formal)
1 not taking much exercise You're fat because you're so inactive. onaktief غَير فَعّال бездеен nečinný, líný uvirksom träge αδρανής inactivo loid ساکن؛ بی جنب و جوش toimeton inactif לא פָּעִיל निष्क्रिय neaktivan tétlen, tunya kurang olahraga sem hreyfir sig lítið inattivo 不活発な 활동하지 않는 nejudrus, neaktyvus kūtrs; pasīvs tidak aktif inaktief sløv, lat, passiv nieruchawy inactivo inactiv бездеятельный nečinný, lenivý neaktiven neaktivan inaktiv, oföretagsam เกียจคร้าน hareketsiz 不愛動的 бездіяльний, інертний ساکن ì 不活动的
2 no longer working, functioning etc; not active an inactive volcano. onaktief خامِد، هامِد، ساكِن неработещ nečinný uvirksom; inaktiv untätig ανενεργός inactivo tegevusetu غیر فعال toimimaton inactif, éteint לא פעיל आलसी nedjelatan, neaktivan inaktív tidak giat óvirkur inattivo 活動してない 더 이상 작동하지 않는 neveikiantis bezdarbīgs tidak aktif inactief uvirksom, ikke aktiv nieczynny inactivo inactiv, stins бездействующий nečinný; vyhasnutý ugasel neaktivan inaktiv, overksam, ur drift ซึ่งไม่ได้ใช้งาน faal olmayan 不再活躍的，不再運轉的 недіючий ساکت không hoạt động 暂停不用的，不活动的
n inˈaction
onaktiwiteit سُكون، عَدَم حَرَكَه бездействие nečinnost uvirksomhed; passivitet die Untätigkeit απραξία, αδράνεια inacción; pereza tegevusetus سکون toimettomuus inaction חוֹסֶר פְּעִילוּת निष्क्रियता nerad, mirovanje tunyaság keadaan tidak giat aðgerðaleysi, framtaksleysi inazione 不活動 활동하지 않음 neveikimas, neveiklumas bezdarbība; kūtrums beraksi inactiviteit passivitet, treghet inercja inacção inerţie бездействие nečinnosť nedejavnost neaktivnost overksamhet ความเฉื่อยชา hareketsizlik 懶散，無活動 бездіяльність, інертність بے عملی sự không hoạt động 不活动
n inacˈtivity
onaktiwiteit عَدَم نَشاط ، عَدَم فعاليَّه пасивност nečinnost uvirksomhed; inaktivitet; lediggang die Untätigkeit αδράνεια inactividad loidus عدم فعالیت toimimattomuus inactivité חוֹסֶר פְּעִילוּת निष्क्रियता neaktivnost tétlenség, tunyaság keadaan tidak giat óvirkni inattività 不活発さ 비활동 neveiklumas, pasyvumas bezdarbība; pasivitāte sifat ketidakaktifan inactiviteit uvirksomhet, lediggang bezczynność inactividade inactivitate бездеятельность nečinnosť brezdelnost neaktivnost inaktivitet, oföretagsamhet, overksamhet ความเกียจคร้าน hareketsizlik 不活動 бездіяльність, інертність بے عملی tính ì 不活动
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