inactiveness
Noun
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The state of being inactive (synset 114033619)
is a type of: state - the way something is with respect to its main attributessubtypes:
- abeyance, suspension - temporary cessation or suspension
- anergy - inactivity and lack of energy
- arrest, check, halt, hitch, stay, stop, stoppage - the state of inactivity following an interruption
- calcification - an inflexible and unchanging state
- deep freeze - temporary inactivity or suspension
- desuetude - a state of inactivity or disuse
- dormancy, quiescence, quiescency - a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
- extinction - no longer active; extinguished
- holding pattern - a state of inaction with no progress and no change
- rest - a state of inaction
- doldrums, stagnancy, stagnation - a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)
- stagnancy, stagnation - inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation
- stasis - inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces
same as: inaction, inactivity -
A disposition to remain inactive or inert (synset 104642988)
"he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work"is a type of: trait - a distinguishing feature of your personal naturesubtypes:
- flatness, languor, lethargy, phlegm, sluggishness - inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
- restfulness - the attribute of being restful
- passiveness, passivity - the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
- indolence, laziness - inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
same as: inactivity, inertia
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