inactivity

ˌɪnækˈtɪvɪti

inactivities

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Definition of inactivity - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

activitystate of not being active or moving

Periods of inactivity can make you feel tired.

dormancy

idleness

habithabitual tendency to avoid activity

Her inactivity was due to her love for reading.

idleness

laziness

sloth

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Origin of inactivity

Latin, in (not) + activus (active)

Terms with inactivity included in their meaning

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rest

inactivity

state of inactivity or little motion

back into shape

fitness

restore physical fitness after inactivity

laziness

not working

unwillingness or inactivity because of not wanting to work

at rest

adj.

calm

in a state of calmness or inactivity

deep freeze

inactivity

state of suspended animation or inactivity

downtime

machine inactivity

time when a machine or system is not functioning

from cold

adv.

inactive

starting from a state of inactivity

go off-line

adj.

inactivity

not actively engaged or participating

Examples of inactivity in a sentence

The doctor warned against too much inactivity.
Inactivity led to his declining health.
The team's inactivity was concerning.

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French:inactivité, ...
German:Inaktivität, Trägheit, ...
Italian:inattività, ...
Spanish:inactividad, sedentarismo, ...
Portuguese:inatividade, sedentarismo, ...
Chinese:静止, 不活动, ...
Japanese:不活動, 不活発, ...
Arabic:خمول, كسل, ...
Hebrew:חֹסֶר פְּעִילוּת, אִי־פְּעִילוּת, ...
Russian:бездействие, неактивность, ...
Ukrainian:бездіяльність, інертність, ...
Hindi:निष्क्रियता, गतिहीनता, ...
Bengali:নিষ্ক্রিয়তা, কর্মবিমুখতা, ...
Catalan:inactivitat, sedentarisme, ...
Czech:nečinnost, pasivita, ...
Danish:inaktivitet, ...
Dutch:inactiviteit, passiviteit, ...
Greek:αδράνεια, απραξία, ...
Hungarian:inaktivitás, passzivitás, ...
Khmer:ភាពអសកម្ម, ភាពខ្ជិលច្រអូស, ...
Korean:비활동, 비활동성, ...
Persian:بی‌تحرکی, سستی, ...
Polish:bezczynność, ...
Portuguese (BR):inatividade, sedentarismo, ...
Romanian:inactivitate, ...
Swedish:inaktivitet, passivitet, ...
Thai:การไม่เคลื่อนไหว, ความไม่กระตือรือร้น, ...
Turkish:hareketsizlik, pasiflik, ...
Vietnamese:sự không hoạt động, sự lười vận động, ...

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