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- pronunciation:
- se
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 n
teI
ri
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
involving or characterized by sitting or little physical activity.
Computer programming is a sedentary profession.A sedentary lifestyle is conducive to weight gain.- antonyms:
- active
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| definition 2: |
habitually inactive physically.
I used to be an active person but I've become quite sedentary since my car accident.- antonyms:
- active
- similar words:
- inert
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| definition 3: |
living in a fixed location; not migratory.
- antonyms:
- errant
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| related words: |
inactive, restful, stationary |
adverb + (adj.)sedentary
aerobically, completely, extremely, formerly, fully, increasingly, largely, more, mostly, normally, otherwise, previously, relatively, slightly, totally
(adj.)sedentary
+ adverb
highly, moderately, traditionally
(adj.)sedentary
+ noun
activity,
adult,
agriculturalist,
animal,
athlete,
behavior,
brain,
childhood,
counterpart,
desk,
diabetes,
exercise,
existence,
farmer,
farming,
female,
folk,
gardener,
gardening,
habit,
hunter,
individual,
leisure,
life,
lifestyle,
living,
male,
militia,
muscle,
occupation,
oyster,
pastime,
peasant,
peer,
pleasure,
population,
pursuit,
researcher,
senior,
settlement,
smoker,
society,
species,
style,
subject,
tribe,
village,
writing,
zoo
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| derivations: |
sedentarily (adv.), sedentariness (n.) |
The word sedentary
contains the following parts:
sed, sid, sess
Latin
root
that means sit; settle
  Example words:
dissident, obsess, obsession, obsessive, preside, president, reside, residue, sedentary, sediment, sedimentary, sessile, session
-ary1
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means like, of, related to
More about this word part:
The suffix -ary1 attaches to Latin roots (e.g., primary
, literary
) and to nouns (e.g., cautionary
, fragmentary
), forming adjectives.
Example words:
alimentary, cautionary, complimentary, contemporary, discretionary, elementary, evolutionary, exemplary, expeditionary, extraordinary, fiduciary, fragmentary, honorary, involuntary, legendary, literary, momentary, primary, revolutionary, sanitary, sedentary, sedimentary, solitary, stationary, sublunary, superlunary, temporary, voluntary
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