Meaning

5 senses
  1. Not moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity.

    The oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans.

    ortsgebunden, sesshaft

    осе́длыйosédlyj

    осі́лийosílyj

  2. Of a human population, living in a fixed geographical location.

    .

  3. Of a job, lifestyle, etc., not moving much; sitting around; inactive.

    sitzend

    сидя́чийsidjáčij, малоподви́жныйmalopodvížnyj

  4. (obsolete)Inactive; motionless; sluggish; tranquil.

  5. (obsolete)Caused by long sitting.

    requiring sitting or little activity

Examples

6 sentences
  1. I need a lot more protein than a sedentary person.

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  2. Many people lead a sedentary life, which can lead to weight gain.

    ruМногие люди ведут сидячий образ жизни, что может привести к набору веса.

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  3. Ziri was a sedentary person.

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  4. It's a bad idea to run seven miles after having been sedentary for the last two weeks.

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  5. Tom is sedentary.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
not moving, not migratory:
Русский
By meaning 2
not moving, not migratory:
not moving much; sitting around:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
not moving, not migratory:
not moving much; sitting around:

Origin

From Middle French sédentaire, from Latin sedentārius (“sitting”), from sedeō (“to sit, to

From Middle French sédentaire, from Latin sedentārius (“sitting”), from sedeō (“to sit, to be seated”).

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Forms

more sedentary, most sedentary
Comparativemore sedentary Lesson
Superlativemost sedentary Lesson

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
not moving:immobile
living in a fixed geographical location:settlednon-migratory
sitting around:chairbornesitsome
inactive:abeyant

Antonyms

3 antonyms
nomadicantonym(s) of
living in a fixed geographical location:migratory

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sedentary — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto