sedentary
Not moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinityNot moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity.
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» It's a bad idea to run seven miles after having been sedentary for the last two weeks.
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Examples
6 sentencesIt's a bad idea to run seven miles after having been sedentary for the last two weeks.
Tom is sedentary.
I need a lot more protein than a sedentary person.
Meaning
5 sensesNot moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity.
The oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans.
ortsgebunden, sesshaft
осе́длыйosédlyj
осі́лийosílyj
Of a job, lifestyle, etc., not moving much; sitting around; inactive.
sitzend
сидя́чийsidjáčij, малоподви́жныйmalopodvížnyj
Of a human population, living in a fixed geographical location.
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More meanings 2
(obsolete)Inactive; motionless; sluggish; tranquil.
(obsolete)Caused by long sitting.
- requiring sitting or little activity
Origin
From Middle French sédentaire, from Latin sedentārius (“sitting”), from sedeō (“to sit, toFrom Middle French sédentaire, from Latin sedentārius (“sitting”), from sedeō (“to sit, to be seated”).
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Forms
more sedentary, most sedentary| Comparative | more sedentary Lesson |
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| Superlative | most sedentary Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.