inactiveness
- noun
- /ɪnˈæktɪvnəs/
- Prolonged inactiveness can lead to health problems such as obesity and muscle weakness.
Examples
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The inactiveness of the board delayed important decisions for months.
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They attributed the machine’s failure to its inactiveness over the winter.
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Don't let inactiveness hold you back!
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His inactiveness during the meeting was noticeable.
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Prolonged inactiveness can lead to health problems such as obesity and muscle weakness.
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The inactiveness of the board delayed important decisions for months.
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His inactiveness during the meeting was noticeable.
Synonyms
Not doing anything when something should be done
A habit of not acting or making changes when action is needed
A period of time with no movement or action
A feeling of tiredness and low energy
A time when someone is not working or active
A state of no movement or not being able to move
A feeling of little energy and no interest
A relaxed, slow feeling like on a vacation morning
A lack of life, energy, or movement
A situation with no movement, change or progress
A state of being inactive and lacking energy
Not doing anything when you should do something, often making the problem worse
A state when a body part or system works less than normal
Spending most of the day sitting and moving very little
A time when a person or thing is completely still
Antonyms
How Active
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Inactiveness starts with in- meaning 'not' and uses active, which comes from act meaning 'to do' or 'move'. So inactiveness describes the state of 'not doing' or having little action or movement.