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According to WordNet, the adjective "inactive" has 10 sense(s).

300033574 not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature".

300037757 (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly.

301929802 (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert; "desired amounts of inactive chlorine".

301660857 (military) not involved in military operations.

300043125 not exerting influence or change.

300035074 not engaged in full-time work; "inactive reserve"; "an inactive member".

300040685 (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct ; "a dormant volcano".

300039592 lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith.

300036481 lacking activity; lying idle or unused; "an inactive mine"; "inactive accounts"; "inactive machinery".

301564315 not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest".


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