'Sedentary' definitions:
Definition of 'sedentary'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Requiring sitting or little activity; "forced by illness to lead a sedentary life"
Definition of 'Sedentary'
From: GCIDE
- Sedentary \Sed"en*ta*ry\, a. [L. sedentarius, fr. sedere to sit: cf. F. se['e]dentaire. See Sedent.]
- 1. Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man. "Sedentary, scholastic sophists." --Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a sedentary employment; a sedentary life. [1913 Webster]
- Any education that confined itself to sedentary pursuits was essentially imperfect. --Beaconsfield. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil. [R.] "The sedentary earth." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- The soul, considered abstractly from its passions, is of a remiss, sedentary nature. --Spectator. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Caused by long sitting. [Obs.] "Sedentary numbness." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Zool.) Remaining in one place, especially when firmly attached to some object; as, the oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans. [1913 Webster]
- Sedentary spider (Zool.), one of a tribe of spiders which rest motionless until their prey is caught in their web. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sedentary'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abeyant,
- apathetic,
- at a standstill,
- cataleptic,
- catatonic,
- dead,
- dopey,
- dormant,
- dull,
- fixed,
- flat,
- foul,
- groggy,
- heavy,
- immobile,
- in abeyance,
- in suspense,
- inactive,
- inert,
- languid,
- languorous,
- latent,
- leaden,
- lifeless,
- logy,
- motionless,
- passive,
- phlegmatic,
- quiescent,
- seated,
- sitting,
- slack,
- sleeping,
- sluggish,
- slumbering,
- smoldering,
- stagnant,
- standing,
- static,
- stationary,
- suspended,
- tame,
- torpid,
- unactive,
- unaroused,
- unmoving