'Inaction' definitions:
Definition of 'inaction'
From: WordNet
noun
The state of being inactive [syn: inaction, inactivity, inactiveness] [ant: action, activeness, activity]
Definition of 'Inaction'
From: GCIDE
- Inaction \In*ac"tion\, n. [Pref. in. not + action: cf. inaction.] Lack of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness. --Berkeley. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inaction'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- dormancy,
- drift,
- fixation,
- fixity,
- hibernation,
- idleness,
- immobility,
- inactiveness,
- inactivity,
- indolence,
- inertia,
- inertness,
- lethargy,
- lull,
- motionlessness,
- quiescence,
- slackness,
- slothfulness,
- suspension,
- torpidity,
- underactivity