inactiveness

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noun

The quality of being inactive.

Similar
inactioninactivityinertia
Opposite
activeness
OriginEnglish inactive ← French inactif ← Latin ināctīvu →
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Meanings

nouninactiveness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being inactive.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe state of being inactive

Similar
inactioninactivity
Opposite
activeness
Broader
state

nouna disposition to remain inactive or inert

Similar
inactivityinertia
Opposite
activeness
Broader
trait
Also see
inactioninactivityinertia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  7. Proto-Italic*agō
  8. Latinagō
  9. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  10. Latināctīvus
  11. Latinināctīvu
  12. Frenchinactif
  13. Englishinactive
  14. Englishinactiveness

From inactive + -ness.

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APA

inactiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inactiveness

MLA

“inactiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inactiveness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inactiveness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inactiveness.

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