Thesaurus: inactive
Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.
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Definitions
- a. Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.
- a. Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.
- a. Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.
- adj. (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
- adj. (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
- adj. (military) not involved in military operations
- adj. not exerting influence or change
- adj. (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
- adj. lacking in energy or will
- adj. lacking activity; lying idle or unused
- adj. not engaged in full-time work
- adj. not active physically or mentally