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