inactive
/ɪn'æktɪv/
adjective
8 letters3 syllables13 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS10
ADJECTIVE
1
Lacking in energy or will.
2
(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly.
3
(military) not involved in military operations.
4
Not in physical motion.
5
(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct.
6
(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert.
“desired amounts of inactive chlorine”
7
Lacking activity; lying idle or unused.
“an inactive mine”
“inactive accounts”
8
Not active physically or mentally.
“illness forced him to live an inactive life”
“dreamy and inactive by nature”
9
Not engaged in full-time work.
“inactive reserve”
“an inactive member”
10
Not exerting influence or change.
WORD FORMS
Related forminactivity
Related forminactiveness
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latininactiveway
Starts & ends withI … E
Syllablesin · ac · tive
SYNONYMS & RELATED40
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