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Sedentary

noun
/ˈsɛd(ə)ntɛɹi/
Word Frequency: 1.6

Definitions

1.nounA sedentary person
2.adjectiveNot moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity.
"The oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans."
3.adjective(of a human population) Living in a fixed geographical location; the opposite of nomadic.
4.adjective(of a job, lifestyle, etc.) Not moving much; sitting around.
5.adjectiveInactive; motionless; sluggish; tranquil
6.adjectiveCaused by long sitting.

Synonyms

abeyantcessantdormantnon-migratorysettledimmobilemotionlesstorpidchairbornesitsomeinactiveinactivity

Antonyms

activemigratory

Rhymes With

extraordinarycontemporarycontrarysanctuarysolitaryarbitrarywaryordinary
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