English-Thai Dictionary

sedentary

ADJ ซึ่ง คุ้นเคย กับ การ นั่ง  ซึ่ง นั่ง นอนมา ก  ซึ่ง นั่ง เฉย  ซึ่ง อยู่ นิ่ง  นั่ง โต๊ะ (งาน  ซึ่ง นั่ง อยู่กับที่  sitting desk seated desk-bound sueng-kun-koi-kab-kan-nang

 

sedentary

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ เคลื่อนไหว  ซึ่ง ใช้เวลา ใน การ นั่ง มาก  ซึ่ง ไม่ เคลื่อนย้าย  อยู่กับที่  ติด ถิ่น  ประจำ ที่  อยู่กับที่  stationary settled inactive sueng-mai-kluan-wai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SEDENTARY

a.[L. sedentarius, from sedens, sedeo, to sit. ] 1. Accustomed to sit much, or to pass most of the time in a sitting posture; as a sedentary man. Students, taylors and women are sedentary persons.
2. Requiring much sitting; as a sedentary occupation or employment.
3. Passed for the most part in sitting; as a sedentary life.
4. Inactive; motionless; sluggish; as the sedentary earth.
The soul, considered abstractly from its passions, is of a remiss sedentary nature. Spectator.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SEDENTARY

Sed "en *ta *ry, a. Etym: [L. sedentarius, fr. sedere to sit: cf. F.seédentaire. See Sedent. ]

 

1. Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man. "Sedentary, scholastic sophists." Bp. Warburton.

 

2. Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a sedentary employment; a sedentary life. Any education that confined itself to sedentary pursuits was essentially imperfect. Beaconsfield.

 

3. Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil. [R.] "The sedentary earth. " Milton. The soul, considered abstractly from its passions, is of a remiss, sedentary nature. Spectator.

 

4. Caused by long sitting. [Obs. ] "Sedentary numbness. " Milton.

 

5. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Remaining in one place, especially when firmly attached to some object; as, the oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans. Sedentary spider (Zoöl.), one of a tribe of spiders which rest motionless until their prey is caught in their web.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sedentary

sed en tar y |ˈsednˌterē ˈsɛdnˌtɛri | ▶adjective (of a person ) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive. • (of work or a way of life ) characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise. • (of a position ) sitting; seated. • Zoology & Anthropology inhabiting the same locality throughout life; not migratory or nomadic. • Zoology (of an animal ) sessile. DERIVATIVES sed en tar i ly |-ˌte (ə )rəlē |adverb, sed en tar i ness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘not migratory ’): from French sédentaire or Latin sedentarius, from sedere ‘sit. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

sedentary

sedentary |ˈsɛd (ə )nt (ə )ri | ▶adjective (of a person ) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive. • (of work or a way of life ) characterized by much sitting and little physical exercise. • (of a position ) sitting; seated. • Zoology & Anthropology inhabiting the same locality throughout life; not migratory or nomadic. • Zoology (of an animal ) sessile. DERIVATIVES sedentarily adverb, sedentariness noun ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘not migratory ’): from French sédentaire or Latin sedentarius, from sedere ‘sit ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sedentary

sedentary adjective a sedentary job: sitting, seated, desk-bound, stationary; inactive, lethargic, lazy, idle. ANTONYMS active.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sedentary

sedentary adjective a sedentary job: sitting, seated, desk-bound, desk, inactive, still, stationary. ANTONYMS active, mobile.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sedentary

sed en tar y /séd (ə )ntèri |-t (ə )ri /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 座りっぱなしの, 座りがちで体を動かさない, 座業の 〈人 仕事 生活 〉▸ a sedentary occupation 座ってする職業 .2 定住している, 移動をしない 〈人 動物など 〉(↔migratory )▸ a sedentary bird 留鳥 .