sedentary
Meaning of sedentary
adjective
- (of a person) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive.
we all walk a certain amount every day even if we are sedentary
late 16th century (in the sense ‘not migratory’): from French sédentaire or Latin sedentarius, from sedere ‘sit’.
Information about sedentary
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of sedentary
seden-tary
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- sedentary is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
sedentary synonyms
Meaning in a seated position:
Meaning arrange for (someone) to sit somewhere:
Meaning a piece of furniture with a flat or sloping surface and typically with drawers, at which one can read, write, or do other work:
Meaning not engaging in or involving any or much physical activity:
Meaning not moving or making a sound:
Meaning not moving or not intended to be moved:
sedentary antonyms
Meaning engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits:
Meaning able to move or be moved freely or easily:
Translation of sedentary
- Italian: sedentario
- French: sédentaire
Words that rhyme with sedentary
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