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KK Pronunciation

〔 InˋæktIv 〕

Pronunciation

〔 inˊæktiv 〕


Overview of adj inactive

The adj inactive has 10 senses


  • inactive -- ((chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert; "desired amounts of inactive chlorine")

  • inactive -- ((pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly)

  • nonoperational, inactive -- ((military) not involved in military operations)

  • inactive -- (not exerting influence or change)

  • dormant, inactive -- ((of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct ; "a dormant volcano")

  • passive, inactive -- (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 -- (lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery")

  • inactive -- (not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve"; "an inactive member")

  • inactive -- (not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature")

  • inactive, motionless, static, still -- (not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest")