English Explanatory Dictionary

sedentary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity.
  2. Living in a fixed geographical location; the opposite of nomadic.
  3. Not moving much; sitting around.
  4. Inactive; motionless; sluggish; tranquil.
  5. Caused by long sitting.
noun
  1. a sedentary person

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛd.ən.tɛɹ.i/ /ˈsɛd.ən.tə.ɹi/ /ˈsɛd.ən.tɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sedentary.wav

Word forms

sedentary more sedentary most sedentary sedentaries

Etymology

From Middle French sédentaire, from Latin sedentārius (“sitting”), from sedeō (“to sit, to be seated”).

Synonyms

motionless torpid cessant dormant immobile settled non-migratory chairborne sitsome abeyant

Antonyms

migratory antonym(s) of

Derived words

endosedentary nonsedentary sedentarily sedentariness sedentarism sedentarization semisedentary unsedentary
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