inactivity

Noun
Synonyms: inactioninactivenessinertia

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. the state of being inactiveSynonyms: inactioninactiveness
  2. a disposition to remain inactive or inert“he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work”Synonyms: inactivenessinertia
  3. being inactive; being less active
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Inactivity \In`ac*tiv"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. inactivit['e].] [1913 Webster]

1.The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter. [1913 Webster]

2.Idleness; habitual indisposition to action or exertion; lack of energy; sluggishness. [1913 Webster]

The gloomy inactivity of despair.— Cook.[1913 Webster]
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