English noun: inactivity |
1. | inactivity (state) the state of being inactive |
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| Synonyms | inaction, inactiveness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | state |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | abeyance, anergy, arrest, calcification, check, deep freeze, desuetude, doldrums, dormancy, extinction, halt, hitch, holding pattern, quiescence, quiescency, rest, stagnancy, stagnancy, stagnation, stagnation, stasis, stay, stop, stoppage, suspension |
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| Antonyms | activeness, action, activity |
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2. | inactivity (attribute) a disposition to remain inactive or inert |
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| Samples | He had to overcome his inertia and get back to work.
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| Synonyms | inactiveness, inertia |
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| Broader (hypernym) | trait |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | flatness, indolence, languor, laziness, lethargy, passiveness, passivity, phlegm, restfulness, sluggishness |
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| Antonyms | activeness, activity |
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3. | inactivity (act) being inactive; being less active |
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| Broader (hypernym) | act, deed, human action, human activity |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | delay, ease, holdup, idleness, idling, loafing, pause, relaxation, repose, rest, wait, waiting |
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| Antonyms | activity |
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