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sedentary

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As an adjective, sedentary means not moving. As a noun, it means a sedentary person.

Meanings of sedentary

7 meanings

adjective

  1. Not moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity.

    “The oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans.”

  2. anthropologyof a human populationLiving in a fixed geographical location; the opposite of nomadic.

  3. medicineof a joblifestyleetc.Not moving much; sitting around.

  4. Requiring sitting or little activity

    “forced by illness to lead a sedentary life”

Older and rare meanings (2)

  1. obsoleteInactive; motionless; sluggish; tranquil

  2. obsoleteCaused by long sitting.

noun

  1. A sedentary person

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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