Sedentary
['sed(ə)nt(ə)rɪ] or ['sɛdntɛri]
Definition
(adj.) requiring sitting or little activity; 'forced by illness to lead a sedentary life' .
Typist: Maura--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.
(a.) Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a sedentary employment; a sedentary life.
(a.) Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil.
(a.) Caused by long sitting.
(a.) Remaining in one place, especially when firmly attached to some object; as, the oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Close, assiduous, studious
ANT:Active, free, erratic, locomotive
Typist: Rachel
Definition
adj. sitting much: passed chiefly in sitting: requiring much sitting: inactive: (zool.) not migratory: not errant: lying in wait as a spider: not free-swimming: motionless as a protozoan.—adj. Sē′dent at rest.—adv. Sed′entarily.—n. Sed′entariness.
Checker: Pamela
Examples
- You are a little hipped, dear fellow,' said Eugene; 'you have been too sedentary. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- In Rousseau's words: Children are always in motion; a sedentary life is injurious. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Does she sit the day long bent over some sedentary task? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The boy was busied about some mechanical contrivance; his lameness made him fond of sedentary occupation. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
Checker: Pamela