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 [sed-en-tree]

Adjective

1. done sitting down and involving very little exercise: a sedentary job

2. tending to sit about without taking much exercise [Latin sedere to sit]

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 << OPPOSITE active

Translations

sedentary [ˈsɛdntrɪ] adj → sedentario

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sedentary [ˈsɛdntrɪ] adj → sédentaire

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sedentary [ˈsɛdntrɪ] adj (occupation, work) → sitzend

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sedentary [ˈsɛdntrɪ] adj → sedentario/a