Inactive: alternatives and connections

Being in a state of abeyance.

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Being in a state of abeyance.

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Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep shade of color…

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Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep shade of color…

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Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to…

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Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to…

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Sleeping; as, a dormant animal; hence, not in action or exercise; quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed, asserted, or insisted on; as, dorma…

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Sleeping; as, a dormant animal; hence, not in action or exercise; quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed, asserted, or insisted on; as, dorma…

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Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.

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Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish; blockish.

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Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane.

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Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane.

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Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.

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Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.

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Free from toil, pain, or trouble.

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Free from toil, pain, or trouble.

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Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion; as, matter is inert.

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Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion; as, matter is inert.

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Not visible or apparent; hidden; springs of action.

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Not visible or apparent; hidden; springs of action.

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In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as:

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In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as:

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Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid.

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Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid.

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Having no power to resist; making no opposition.

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Having no power to resist; making no opposition.

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of Retire

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of Retire

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Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.

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Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.

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imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.

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imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.

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Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.

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Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a sluggish man.

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Filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet; as, soggy land or timber.

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Filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet; as, soggy land or timber.

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Lying on the back, or with the face upward; -- opposed to prone.

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Lying on the back, or with the face upward; -- opposed to prone.

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Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb.

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Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb.

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Not used; as, an unused book; an unused apartment.

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Not used; as, an unused book; an unused apartment.

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The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter.

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The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter.

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The quality or state of being passive; unresisting submission.

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The quality or state of being passive; unresisting submission.

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Passiveness; -- opposed to activity.

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Passiveness; -- opposed to activity.

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The quality of being active; nimbleness; quickness of motion; activity.

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The quality of being active; nimbleness; quickness of motion; activity.

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The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance.

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The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance.

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The quality or state of being passive; unresisting submission.

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The quality or state of being passive; unresisting submission.

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Passiveness; -- opposed to activity.

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Passiveness; -- opposed to activity.

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Alt. of Quiescency

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Alt. of Quiescency

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The state or quality of being quiescent.

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The state or quality of being quiescent.

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Alt. of Lethargical

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Alt. of Lethargical

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Sleeping; as, a dormant animal; hence, not in action or exercise; quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed, asserted, or insisted on; as, dorma…

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Without motion; being at rest.

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Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene.

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Alt. of Statical

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Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.

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Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain acti…

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Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain acti…

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