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inactive

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inactive in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
    "a dormant volcano"
    dormant  inactive 
  2. (military) not involved in military operations
    nonoperational  inactive 
  3. not active physically or mentally
    "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"
    inactive 
  4. (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
    inactive 
  5. lacking activity; lying idle or unused
    "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery"
    inactive 
  6. 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 
  7. not exerting influence or change
    inactive 
  8. not engaged in full-time work
    "inactive reserve"; "an inactive member"
    inactive 
  9. not in physical motion
    "the inertia of an object at rest"
    inactive  motionless  static  still 
  10. (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
    "desired amounts of inactive chlorine"
    inactive 
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