inactive

English

Etymology

From in- +‎ active

Adjective

inactive (comparative more inactive, superlative most inactive)

1. Not active, temporarily or permanently

   The volcano is inactive, but is only dormant.

2. Not functioning or operating; broken down

   The photocopier is inactive pending repair.

3. Retired from duty or service

   Admiral Jones is now on the inactive list.

4. (chemistry) Relatively inert

   Aluminium is inactive towards water.

5. (physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light

   Synthetic glycine is optically inactive as it contains equal amounts of the d- and l- form.

Derived terms

• inactively

Related terms

• inactivity

Translations

Not active, temporarily or permanently

• Catalan: inactiu (ca)
• Czech: nečinný (cs) m
• Finnish: ei toiminnassa oleva
• French: inactif (fr) m
• German: inaktiv (de), untätig (de)
• Greek: αδρανής (el) (adranís) m and f, ανενεργός (el) (anenergós) m

• Japanese: 活動していない (ja)
• Russian: неактивный (ru) (neaktívnyj), бездействующий (ru) (bezdéjstvujuščij), недействующий (ru) (nedéjstvujuščij)
• Spanish: inactivo (es)
• Swedish: inaktiv (sv)
• Turkish: aktif değil (tr), çalışmıyor (tr)

Not functioning or operating; broken down

• Finnish: rikki (fi)

• Greek: χαλασμένος (el) (chalasménos) m

Retired from duty or service

Relatively inert

• Catalan: inactiu (ca)

• Greek: αδρανής (el) (adranís) m and f

Showing no optical activity in polarized light

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French

Verb

inactive

1. first-person singular present indicative of inactiver
2. third-person singular present indicative of inactiver
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of inactiver
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of inactiver
5. second-person singular imperative of inactiver

Adjective

inactive

1. feminine form of inactif

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Latin

Adjective

inactīve

1. vocative masculine singular of inactīvus

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Portuguese

Verb

inactive

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of inactivar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of inactivar
3. first-person singular imperative of inactivar
4. third-person singular imperative of inactivar