transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)i-ˈnak-tiv ]
adjective
Date: 1664
: not active: as
a.
(1) : sedentary
(2) : indolent , sluggish
b.
(1) : being out of use
(2) : relating to or being members of the armed forces who are not performing or available for military duties
(3) of a disease : quiescent
c.
(1) : chemically inert
(2) : optically neutral in polarized light
d. : biologically inert especially because of the loss of some quality (as infectivity or antigenicity)
• in·ac·tive·ly adverb
• in·ac·tiv·i·ty -ˌnak-ˈti-və-tē noun
Synonyms:
inactive , idle , inert , passive , supine mean not engaged in work or activity. inactive applies to anyone or anything not in action or in operation or at work
on inactive status as an astronaut
inactive accounts
idle applies to persons that are not busy or occupied or to their powers or their implements
workers were idle in the fields
inert as applied to things implies powerlessness to move or to affect other things; as applied to persons it suggests an inherent or habitual indisposition to activity
inert ingredients in drugs
an inert citizenry
passive implies immobility or lack of normally expected response to an external force or influence and often suggests deliberate submissiveness or self-control
passive resistance
supine applies only to persons and commonly implies abjectness or indolence
a supine willingness to play the fool