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- DictionaryIn·ac·tive/inˈaktiv/
adjective
- 1. not engaging in or involving any or much physical activity: "an inactive lifestyle"
The meaning of INACTIVE is not active. How to use inactive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Inactive.
doing nothing or not doing what you have usually done: an inactive member of an advisory board.
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.
doing nothing or not doing what you have usually done: an inactive member of an advisory board.
Someone or something that is inactive is not doing anything or is not working. He certainly was not politically inactive. The satellite had been inactive since its launch two years ago.
When things or people are inactive, they're doing little or nothing. A rock, a couch potato, or a gym membership you haven’t used yet is inactive.
Definition of inactive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "INACTIVE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
inactivity. noun [ U ] uk / ˌɪnækˈtɪvəti / us. the fact of not being active or working: a period of inactivity. (Definition of inactive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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.
