English dictionary
inactive
adjectivePronunciation
ɪnˈæktɪv
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- not active physically or mentally
adjective
- not engaged in full-time work
adjective
- lacking activity; lying idle or unused
adjective
- (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
adjective
- lacking in energy or will
adjective
- (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
adjective
- not exerting influence or change
adjective
- not in physical motion
adjective
- (military) not involved in military operations
adjective
- (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
Example sentences
illness forced him to live an inactive life
dreamy and inactive by nature
inactive reserve
an inactive member
an inactive mine
inactive accounts
inactive machinery
{'source': 'George Meredith', 'text': 'Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself'}
a dormant volcano
She remained motionless, yet poised to take flight
desired amounts of inactive chlorine