SEDENTARY


Meaning of SEDENTARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈse-d ə n-ˌter-ē ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle French sedentaire, from Latin sedentarius, from sedent-, sedens, present participle of sedēre to sit — more at sit

Date: 1598

1. : not migratory : settled

sedentary birds

sedentary civilizations

2.

a. : doing or requiring much sitting

a sedentary job

b. : not physically active

a sedentary lifestyle

3. : permanently attached

sedentary barnacles

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.