nonactive

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adjective

Not active; inactive; inert.

Similar
abeyantdormantlatent
OriginEnglish active ← Middle English actyf ← Old French actif →
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Meanings

adjectivenonactive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot active; inactive; inert.

    Synonyms: abeyant, dormant, latent

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot active; inactive; inert.

Similar
abeyantdormantlatent
Also see
abeyantcessantdullidleinactiveinertlanguidlatentlethargicpassivequiescentquietsedenttorpidunbusyunemployedunoccupied

Origin

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Old Frenchactif
  3. Middle Englishactyf
  4. Englishactive
  5. Englishnonactive

From non- + active.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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