The state of being inactive.

synonyms: inaction, inactiveness.

Roget 160: weakness etc. adj.; debility, atony^†, relaxation, languor, enervation; impotence etc. 158; infirmity; effeminacy, feminality^†; fragility, flaccidity; inactivity etc. 683.    anaemia, bloodlessness, deficiency of blood, poverty of blood.    declension of strength, loss of strength, failure of strength; delicacy, invalidation, decrepitude, asthenia^†, adynamy^†, cachexy^†, cachexia [Med.], sprain, strain.    reed, thread, rope of sand, house of cards.    softling^†, weakling; infant etc. 129; youth etc. 127.    ... show more

Roget 681: inaction, passiveness, abstinence from action; noninterference, nonintervention; Fabian policy, conservative policy; neglect etc. 460.    inactivity etc. 683; rest etc. (repose) 687; quiescence etc. 265; want of occupation, inoccupation^†; idle hours, time hanging on one's hands, dolce far niente [It]; sinecure, featherbed, featherbedding, cushy job, no-show job; soft snap, soft thing.    ... show more

Roget 683: inactivity; inaction etc. 681; inertness etc. 172; obstinacy etc. 606.    lull etc. (cessation) 142; quiescence etc. 265; rust, rustiness.    idleness, remissness etc. adj.; sloth, indolence, indiligence^†; dawdling etc. v.. ergophobia^†, otiosity^†.    dullness etc. adj.; languor; segnity^†, segnitude^†; lentor^†; sluggishness etc. (slowness) 275; procrastination etc. (delay) 133; torpor, torpidity, torpescence^†; stupor etc. (insensibility) 823; somnolence; drowsiness etc. adj.; nodding etc. v.; oscitation^†, oscitancy^†; pandiculation^†, hypnotism, lethargy; statuvolence heaviness^†, heavy eyelids.    sleep, slumber; sound sleep, heavy sleep, balmy sleep; Morpheus; Somnus; coma, trance, ecstasis^†, dream, hibernation, nap, doze, snooze, siesta, wink of sleep, forty winks, snore; hypnology^†.    dull work; pottering; relaxation etc. (loosening) 47; Castle of Indolence.    [Cause of inactivity] lullaby, sedative, tranquilizer, hypnotic, sleeping pill, relaxant, anaesthetic, general anaesthetic etc. 174; torpedo.    [person who is inactive] idler, drone, droil^†, dawdle, mopus^†; do-little faineant [Fr.], dummy, sleeping partner; afternoon farmer; truant etc. (runaway) 623; bummer^†, loafer, goldbrick, goldbicker, lounger, lazzarone [It]; lubber, lubbard^†; slow coach etc. (slow.) 275; opium eater, lotus eater; slug; lag^†, sluggard, slugabed; slumberer, dormouse, marmot; waiter on Providence, fruges consumere natus [Lat.].    ... show more

Dutch: werkeloosheid
Polish: nieaktywność

A disposition to remain inactive or inert.

synonyms: inactiveness, inertia.

Roget 172: inertness, dullness etc. adj.; inertia, vis inertiae [Lat.], inertion^†, inactivity, torpor, languor; quiescence etc. 265; latency, inaction; passivity.    mental inertness; sloth etc. (inactivity) 683; inexcitability etc. 826^†; irresolution etc. 605; obstinacy etc. 606; permanence etc. 141.    rare gas, paraffin, noble metal, unreactivity.    ... show more

Dutch: inertie, traagheid
Polish: pasywność, nieaktywność

Being inactive; being less active.