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   In·ac·tive

   /inˈaktiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not engaging in or involving any or much physical activity: "an inactive lifestyle" Similar idleindolentlazylifelessslothfullethargicinertslowsluggishstagnantdozyunenergeticlistlesslanguishingvegetatingtorpidimmobileOpposite active
   • ▪ not working; inoperative: "the device remains inactive while the computer is started up" Similar inoperativenonfunctioningidleturned offdormantnot workingout of serviceunusedout of usenot in useunoccupiedunemployedinertdeadOpposite activein use
   • ▪ not engaging in political or other activity: "an inactive Russian spy"
   • ▪ having no chemical or biological effect: "the inactive X chromosome"
   • ▪ (of a disease) not exhibiting symptoms: "inactive Crohn's disease"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from in-1 + active.

   Derivatives

   • 1. inactively adverb

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   What does inactive mean?

   • inert; unreactive. noting a compound that has no effect on polarized light. Inactive, dormant, inert, sluggish, torpid suggest lack of activity. Inactive indicates absence of action, indisposition to activity, or cessation of activity: an inactive compound, life, file of papers.

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   What does inactive supine mean?

   • inactive, idle, inert, passive, supine mean not engaged in work or activity. inactive applies to anyone or anything not in action or in operation or at work. idle applies to persons that are not busy or occupied or to their powers or their implements.

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   Who is an inactive person?

   • Inactive persons who are not in training or education (see definition below). Inactive persons who are not in training or education. “Inactive” is as defined under indicator ‘CO03’ above, of which this Indicator 4 is a sub group. What is the threshold or minimum requirement for recording (one count) of this indictor?

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   What does inactive household mean?

   • "inactive" is defined as in the indicator "Inactive". in a shared common residence. household includes either one person living alone or a group of people, not necessarily related, living at the same address with common housekeeping, i.e. sharing at least one meal per day or sharing a living or sitting room.

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   Synonym Study. Inactive, dormant, inert, sluggish, torpid suggest lack of activity. Inactive indicates absence of action, indisposition to activity, or cessation of activity: an inactive compound, life, file of papers. Dormant suggests the quiescence or inactivity of that which sleeps but may be roused to action: a dormant volcano.

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   Inactive means doing nothing or not working. It can describe people, things, or markets. See how to use it in different contexts and compare it with related words.

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   Definitions of inactive. adjective. not active physically or mentally. “illness forced him to live an inactive life” “dreamy and inactive by nature” synonyms: desk-bound, deskbound. restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity. abeyant, dormant. inactive but capable of becoming active. hypoactive, underactive.

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