1. (

• inactive

) (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert; "desired amounts of inactive chlorine" ;

2. (

• inactive ,

) (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly ;

3. (

• nonoperational ,
• inactive

) (military) not involved in military operations ;

4. (

• inactive ,

) not exerting influence or change ;

5. (

• dormant ,
• inactive ,

) (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct; "a dormant volcano" ;

6. (

• passive ,
• inactive ,

) lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith ;

7. (

• inactive ,

) lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery" ;

8. (

• inactive ,

) not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve"; "an inactive member" ;

9. (

• inactive ,

) not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature" ;

10. (

• inactive ,
• motionless ,
• static ,
• still ,

) not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest" ;