vegetative
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6.7
- adjective
- /ˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪtɪv/
- Specialized
- All they want is to keep the gamers in their vegetative state.
Examples
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You're probably at the end of a vegetative spectrum.
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My future life appears to me as a simple vegetative existence.
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It puts us in a vegetative state where our conscious mind goes on autopilot.
Blog text (11) -
He had every local managing director's dream of a vegetative life: the kind of life they desperately wanted, the kind of life that would drive them to despair; in other words, the kind of life their wives lived.
Fiction book (1999) -
After years of engaging in a vegetative routine, he decided to explore new hobbies and break free from the monotony.
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Many people find themselves living a vegetative life when they spend too much time in front of the television.
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Her weekends became increasingly vegetative, filled only with binge-watching shows and avoiding social activities.
Synonyms
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4.0
Not active now but alive and able to become active again, for example a volcano or seed
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2.3
Not moving and not showing much physical or mental energy
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9.1
In a very still way and not responding or thinking
Passive and routine, with little energy or change
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A cell in a plant or animal body that does not make sex cells and helps growth
How Active
Surface Forms
Morphology
vegetative = vegetate (opaque) = veget + ative
The meaning of a passive, monotonous lifestyle is not directly derivable from the base word 'vegetate'.
Etymology
Vegetative used for a passive life is like calling someone a plant and shares the root with vegetable, so a helpful way to remember is to imagine a person sitting very still like a plant. So this sense of vegetative means dull, inactive, or lacking energy.