sedentary

sed·en·tar·y  (sdn-tr)

adj.

1. Characterized by or requiring much sitting: a sedentary job.

2. Accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise.

3. Remaining or living in one area, as certain birds; not migratory.

4. Attached to a surface and not moving freely, as a barnacle.

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[French sédentaire, from Old French, from Latin sedentrius, from sedns, sedent-, present participle of sedre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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seden·tari·ly (-târ-l) adv.

seden·tari·ness n.

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sedentary [ˈsɛd^əntərɪ -trɪ]

adj

1. characterized by or requiring a sitting position sedentary work

2. tending to sit about without taking much exercise

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of animals) moving about very little, usually because of attachment to a rock or other surface

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of animals) not migratory

[from Latin sedentārius, from sedēre to sit]

sedentarily  adv

sedentariness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

sedentary - requiring sitting or little activity; "forced by illness to lead a sedentary life" inactive - not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"

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sedentary

adjective inactive, sitting, seated, desk, motionless, torpid, desk-bound A sedentary lifestyle has been linked with a risk of heart disease.
moving, active, mobile, on the go (informal), motile

Translations

sedentary [ˈsedntrɪ] ADJ → sedentario

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sedentary [ˈsɛd^əntəri] adj → sédentaire

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sedentary

adj

job, occupation → sitzend attr; to lead a sedentary life → sehr viel sitzen; any job of a sedentary nature → jede im Sitzen ausgeübte Tätigkeit

tribe → sesshaft; sedentary bird → Standvogel m

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sedentary [ˈsɛdntrɪ] adj → sedentario/a

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sedentary

adj sedentary [ˈsedntəri]

(of a job, way of living etc) requiring or involving much sitting and little exercise a sedentary job in a tax office. onaktiewe قُعْدَه، جُلوسي заседнал sedavý stillesiddende sitzend καθιστικός sedentario istuv بي تحرك istuma- sédentaire כָּרוּך בִּישִיבָה अभ्रमणशील sjedilački, sjedeći ülő- di belakang meja kyrrsetu- sedentario すわってする 앉아만 있는 sėdimas sēdošs banyak duduk zittend stillesittende siedzący sedentário sedentar сидячий, малоподвижный sedavý sedeč sedeći stillasittande, orörlig นั่ง oturarak yapılan 坐著工作的，工作時很少走動的 сидячий نشستہ، بیٹھ کر کرنے والے کام ngồi nhiều 坐办公室的