INACTIVE

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

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