n.

Lack or absence of action.

noun

A lack of action or activity: idleness, inactivity, inertness, inoperativeness, stagnation. See action/inaction.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the state of being inactive
  Synonyms: inactivity, inactiveness
  Antonym: action (meaning #2)

Meaning #2: a state of no activity
  Synonym: inactiveness

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Quotes:

"To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world, the most difficult and the most intellectual." - Oscar Wilde

"Solve it. Solve it quickly, solve it right or wrong. If you solve it wrong, it will come back and slap you in the face, and then you can solve it right. Lying dead in the water and doing nothing is a comfortable alternative because it is without risk, but it is an absolutely fatal way to manage a business." - Thomas J. Watson

"It is following the line of least resistance that makes men and rivers crooked." - Source Unknown

"Doing nothing is the most tiresome job in the world because you cannot quit and rest." - Source Unknown

"Anything you do can get you fired; this includes doing nothing." - Source Unknown

"My friend, why have you drifted so far away? All motion is relative, maybe it is you who have moved away by standing still." - Source Unknown

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - passivitet, uvirksomhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
inactiviteit

Français (French)
n. - inactivité, inaction

Deutsch (German)
n. - Untätigkeit, Trägheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αδράνεια, απραξία

Italiano (Italian)
inattività

Português (Portuguese)
n. - inatividade (f)

Русский (Russian)
бездействие

Español (Spanish)
n. - inacción, ociosidad, holgazanería

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - overksamhet, slöhet

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
不活动, 怠惰, 无为

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不活動, 怠惰, 無為

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 활동하지 않음, 무위, 게으름

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 無活動, 不活動, 怠惰

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كسل, تراخ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אפס מעשה, אי פעולה, בטלנות‬

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