inactive
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in·ac·tive
(ĭn-ăk'tĭv) 
adj.
inactivity in'ac·tiv'i·ty or in·ac'tive·ness n.
adj.
- Not active or tending to be active.
- Not functioning or operating; out of use: inactive machinery.
- Not being in continuous use or operation: an inactive brokerage account.
- Retired from duty or service.
- Chemistry. Not readily participating in chemical reactions; inert.
- Biology. Marked by the absence or reduction of activity, such as the ability to cause infection.
- Medicine. Quiescent. Used especially of a disease.
- Physics. Showing no optical activity in polarized light.
inactivity in'ac·tiv'i·ty or in·ac'tive·ness n.
SYNONYMS inactive, idle, inert, passive, dormant, torpid, supine. These adjectives mean not involved in or disposed to movement or activity. Inactive simply indicates absence of activity: retired but not inactive; an inactive factory. Idle refers to persons who are not doing anything or are not busy: employees idle because of the strike. It also refers to what is not in use or operation: idle machinery. Inert describes things powerless to move themselves or to produce a desired effect; applied to persons, it implies lethargy or sluggishness, especially of mind or spirit: "The Honorable Mrs. Jamieson . . . was fat and inert, and very much at the mercy of her old servants" (Elizabeth C. Gaskell). Passive implies being reactive instead of proactive: "in an hour like this, when the mind has a passive sensibility, but no active strength" (Nathaniel Hawthorne). Dormant refers principally to a state of suspended activity but often implies the possibility of renewal: dormant feelings of affection. Torpid suggests sluggishness or apathy: "It is a man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind grows torpid in old age" (Samuel Johnson). Supine implies abject lack of will: "No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried" (Theodore Roosevelt).
Barron's Marketing Dictionary:
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inactive
1. Customer or list name that has not made a purchase or had a transaction within a set period of time, usually 12 months. See also former buyer.
2. Customer file record not currently receiving service, such as issues due but not being sent on a magazine subscription because the mailer knows the address in the record is not valid, or because past-due charges on a credit order have not been paid, or because service on the record has otherwise been temporarily discontinued.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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inactive
adjective
- Marked by a lack of action or activity: idle, inert, inoperative. See action/inaction.
- Not occupied or put to use: idle, unemployed, unused, vacant. See used/unused.
- Existing in a temporarily inactive form or state: abeyant, dormant, latent, quiescent, sleeping. See action/inaction, show/hide.
Antonyms by Answers.com:
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inactive
adj
Definition: not engaged in action; inert, lazy
Antonyms: active, busy, involved, working
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adj.not immediately available for active service; not mobilized.
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inactive
IN BRIEF: Idle, sedentary, passive.
An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.
— George Patton (1885-1945),American General in World War II.
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Inactive
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - passiv, inaktiv, uvirksom, uden for tjeneste, hvilende
idioms:
- inactive window inaktivt vindue
Nederlands (Dutch)
non-actief, ongebruikt
Français (French)
adj. - inactif, éteint (un volcan), qui n'est pas en service (une machine)
idioms:
- inactive window (Comput) fenêtre inactive
Deutsch (German)
adj. - untätig, träge
idioms:
- inactive window nichtaktives Fenster
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αδρανής, ανενεργός
idioms:
- inactive window (Η/Υ) ανενεργό παράθυρο
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inativo
Русский (Russian)
бездеятельный, в резерве
Español (Spanish)
adj. - inactivo
idioms:
- inactive window (informática) ventana inactiva
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - overksam, som är ur drift, inte i aktiv tjänst (mil.), slö
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不活动的, 无生气的, 不活跃的, 怠惰的
idioms:
- inactive window 非活动窗口
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不活動的, 無生氣的, 不活躍的, 怠惰的
idioms:
- inactive window 非活動窗口
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 활동치 않는, 게으른, 불활성의, 현역이 아닌
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無活動の, 不活発な, 怠惰な, 不活性の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) غير نشط, ساكن
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - לא פעיל
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