What is the meaning of inactive?

adjective

  • Chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert. (
    • usage: "desired amounts of inactive chlorine"
  • Pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly. (
  • Military) not involved in military operations.
  • Not exerting influence or change.
  • Of e. G. Volcanos. ( not erupting and not extinct )
    • usage: "a dormant volcano"
  • Lacking in energy or will."Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself- George Meredith
  • Lacking activity; lying idle or unused.
    • usage: "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery"
  • Not engaged in full-time work.
    • usage: "inactive reserve"; "an inactive member"
  • Not active physically or mentally.
    • usage: "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"
  • Not in physical motion.
    • usage: "the inertia of an object at rest"
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APAWordNet. (2010). inactive. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/inactive/definitions/1176305
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "inactive" http://smartdefine.org/inactive/definitions/1176305 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, inactive, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/inactive/definitions/1176305>.
MLAWordNet. "inactive" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/inactive/definitions/1176305>
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