inactivity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: inactivity	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for inactivity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inactivity n the state of being inactive [syn: inaction, inactivity, inactiveness] Antonym(s): action, activeness, activity a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work" Synonym(s): inactiveness, inactivity, inertia Antonym(s): activeness, activity being inactive; being less active Antonym(s): activity
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inactivity \In`activ"ity\, n. [Cf. F. inactivit[82].] 1. The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter. 2. Idleness; habitual indisposition to action or exertion; want of energy; sluggishness. The gloomy inactivity of despair. --Cook.