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inactive in WordNet English dictionary
adjective- (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
"a dormant volcano"
dormant inactive
- (military) not involved in military operations
nonoperational inactive
- not active physically or mentally
"illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"
inactive
- (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
inactive
- lacking activity; lying idle or unused
"an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery"
inactive
- lacking in energy or will
"Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
passive inactive
- not exerting influence or change
inactive
- not engaged in full-time work
"inactive reserve"; "an inactive member"
inactive
- not in physical motion
"the inertia of an object at rest"
inactive motionless static still
- (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
"desired amounts of inactive chlorine"
inactive
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