Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INACTIVITY

n.[in and activity. ] Inertness; as the inactivity of matter. 1. Idleness, or habitual idleness; want of action or exertion; sluggishness.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INACTIVITY

In `ac *tiv "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. inactivité. ]

 

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

 

2. Idleness; habitual indisposition to action or exertion; want of energy; sluggishness. The gloomy inactivity of despair. Cook.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

inactivity

in ac tiv i ty |inakˈtiviti ɪnækˈtɪvəti | ▶noun the state of being inactive; idleness: don't suddenly take up vigorous exercise after years of inactivity. • reluctance to take action; apathy: people are frustrated with government inactivity.

 

Oxford Dictionary

inactivity

in |activ |ity |ˌɪnakˈtɪvɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the state of being inactive; idleness: don't suddenly take up violent exercise after years of inactivity. • reluctance to take action; apathy: people are frustrated with government inactivity.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

inactivity

inactivity noun 1 long periods of inactivity: idleness, indolence, laziness, lifelessness, slothfulness, lethargy, inertia, sluggishness, listlessness, inaction, torpor. ANTONYMS action. 2 government inactivity: inaction, nonintervention; neglect, negligence, apathy, passivity. ANTONYMS action.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

inactivity

inactivity noun 1 don't suddenly take up violent exercise after years of inactivity: idleness, indolence, laziness, lifelessness, slothfulness, shiftlessness, lethargy, inertia, slowness, sluggishness, stagnancy, doziness, listlessness; immobility; Italian dolce far niente. ANTONYMS activity. 2 people are frustrated with government inactivity: inaction, passivity, non-intervention, laissez-faire; neglect, negligence, disregard, apathy. ANTONYMS activity, action.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

inactivity

in ac tiv i ty /ɪ̀næktɪ́vəti /名詞 U 活動しないこと, 不活発 ; 静止 ; 怠惰 ; 緩慢 .