sedentary

English

Etymology

From Latin sedentārius (“sitting”), from sedeō (“I sit, I am seated”).

Adjective

sedentary (comparative more sedentary, superlative most sedentary)

1. Not moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity.
2. (medicine, of a job or lifestyle) Not moving much; sitting around.

Synonyms

• settled

Antonyms

• migratory
• active

Translations

not moving, migratory

Catalan: sedentari (ca) Chinese: 惯座 Dutch: sedentair (nl) French: sédentaire (fr) German: ortsgebunden (de) Greek: αποδημητικός (el) Ido: sedentaria (io)

Indonesian: sambil duduk Italian: sedentario (it) Korean: 정착성 (ko) (jeongchaksseong) Norwegian: stillesittende (no) Russian: оседлый (ru) (osédlyj) Spanish: sedentario (es)

not moving much; sitting around

Catalan: sedentari (ca) Czech: sedavý (cs) m. Dutch: sedentair, stilzittend French: sédentaire (fr) German: sitzend (de) Greek: καθιστικός (el) Icelandic: kyrrsetu- (is), hreyfingarleysis- (is)

Ido: sedentaria (io) Korean: 앉은뱅이 (ko) (anjeunbaeng-i), 앉은 (ko) (anjeun) Polish: siedzący m. Russian: сидячий (ru) (sidjáčij) Swedish: stillasittande (sv) Telugu: కూర్చున్నట్టు చేసేపని (te)