- Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can
not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive. - Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or
industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer. - Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or
activity on polarized light; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric
forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are
optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.
Meaning of 'inactive' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . inactive
[ a]
Meaning (1): - (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
Example in sentence:
a dormant volcano
Meaning (2): - not engaged in full-time work
Example in sentence:
an inactive member;
inactive reserve
Meaning (3): - lacking activity; lying idle or unused
Example in sentence:
an inactive mine;
inactive accounts;
inactive machinery
Meaning (4): - not active physically or mentally
Example in sentence:
dreamy and inactive by nature;
illness forced him to live an inactive life
Meaning (5): - lacking in energy or will
Example in sentence:
Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself
6 . inactive
[ s]
Meaning (6): - (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
Inactive status Inactive status refers to a status of reserve members on an inactive status list of a Reserve Component or assigned to the Inactive Army National Guard.
Inactive duty training Inactive duty training— authorized training performed by a member of a Reserve Component not on active duty or active duty for training and consisting of regularly...