Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.
Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.
Not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically inactive; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.
Lacking biological or biochemical activity; not causing a specific biological or biochemical effect; -- said of substances such as enzymes which have lost their catalytic power, or of small molecules which are tested for some type of biological activity and found to lack that activity; as, after boiling for ten minutes, the enzyme was totally inactive; the methyl analog was inactive as an antibiotic.
Sartre writes that "all human activities are equivalent, on principle doomed to failure. Thus it amounts to the same thing whether one gets drunk alone or is a leader of nations." But just try telling that to your boss, or spouse. Or to the authorities. Guy Debord noted that of all the offenses committed by the Situationists, the one considered most threatening by the police was their "prodigious inactivity." See: DO-NOTHING, INERT, SUPINE, UKULELE IKE.
A state that indicates a lesson is no longer available for students to access.
not active or exerting influence
lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery"
not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"
A member of a Greek Lettered organization who no longer participates (voluntarily or involuntarily) in the organizations activities and/or has not fulfilled their financial obligations to the organization.
In the context of physical activity, refers to two categories of inactivity. These are: no activity (sedentary) over 7 days; or some activity (relatively inactive) but less than the recommended 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity on most, if not all, days of the week, as specified in the New Zealand Physical Activity Guidelines.
No longer under state supervision.
An inactive character may not discuss or participate in game activities.
an account that has had no deposit or withdrawal activity for some time