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INACTIVITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being inactive; being less active
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("inactivity" is a kind of...):
act; deed; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inactivity"):
pause (temporary inactivity)
wait; waiting (the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something))
ease; relaxation; repose; rest (freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility))
idleness; idling; loafing (having no employment)
delay; holdup (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)
Antonym:
activity (any specific behavior)
Derivation:
inactive (not engaged in full-time work)
inactive (lacking activity; lying idle or unused)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A disposition to remain inactive or inert
Example:
he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work
Synonyms:
inactiveness; inactivity; inertia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("inactivity" is a kind of...):
trait (a distinguishing feature of your personal nature)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inactivity"):
flatness; languor; lethargy; phlegm; sluggishness (inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy)
restfulness (the attribute of being restful)
passiveness; passivity (the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative)
indolence; laziness (inactivity resulting from a dislike of work)
Derivation:
inactive (lacking in energy or will)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The state of being inactive
Synonyms:
inaction; inactiveness; inactivity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("inactivity" is a kind of...):
state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inactivity"):
stasis (inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces)
stagnancy; stagnation (inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation)
doldrums; stagnancy; stagnation (a state of inactivity (in business or art etc))
rest (a state of inaction)
holding pattern (a state of inaction with no progress and no change)
extinction (no longer active; extinguished)
dormancy; quiescence; quiescency (a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction)
desuetude (a state of inactivity or disuse)
deep freeze (temporary inactivity or suspension)
calcification (an inflexible and unchanging state)
arrest; check; halt; hitch; stay; stop; stoppage (the state of inactivity following an interruption)
anergy (inactivity and lack of energy)
abeyance; suspension (temporary cessation or suspension)
Antonym:
activity (the state of being active)
Derivation:
inactive ((of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct)
inactive (not in physical motion)
inactive ((chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert)
