Associations to the word «Inactive»

Wiktionary

INACTIVE, adjective. Not active, temporarily or permanently
INACTIVE, adjective. Not functioning or operating; broken down
INACTIVE, adjective. Retired from duty or service
INACTIVE, adjective. (chemistry) Relatively inert
INACTIVE, adjective. (physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light

Dictionary definition

INACTIVE, adjective. (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert; "desired amounts of inactive chlorine".
INACTIVE, adjective. (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly.
INACTIVE, adjective. (military) not involved in military operations.
INACTIVE, adjective. Not exerting influence or change.
INACTIVE, adjective. (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct ; "a dormant volcano".
INACTIVE, adjective. Lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith.
INACTIVE, adjective. Lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery".
INACTIVE, adjective. Not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve"; "an inactive member".
INACTIVE, adjective. Not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature".
INACTIVE, adjective. Not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras