inactiveness | ||
1. | [ noun ] a state of no activity | |
Synonyms: | inaction | |
Related terms: | motionlessness | |
2. | [ noun ] the state of being inactive | |
Synonyms: | inaction inactivity | |
Related terms: | action action action state arrest stagnation rest abeyance extinction dormancy stasis desuetude calcification stagnancy holding_pattern deep_freeze anergy inactive | |
3. | [ noun ] a disposition to remain inactive or inert | |
Synonyms: | inertia inactivity | |
Examples: | "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work" |
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Related terms: | activeness trait passivity indolence restfulness languor | |
Similar spelling: |
inactivate inchoative inactivation incidence incautiousness instructive instilment incitement inactivity |