sedentary

[ sed-n-ter-ee ]
/ ˈsɛd nˌtɛr i /
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adjective

characterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a sedentary occupation.
accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise.
Chiefly Zoology.
  1. abiding in one place; not migratory.
  2. pertaining to animals that move about little or are permanently attached to something, as a barnacle.

Origin of sedentary

1590–1600; < Latin sedentārius sitting, equivalent to sedent- (stem of sedēns, present participle of sedēre to sit1; see -ent) + -ārius -ary

OTHER WORDS FROM sedentary

Words nearby sedentary

sedate, sedation, sedative, seddon, sedecias, sedentary, seder, sederunt, sedge, sedge family, sedge fly

Words related to sedentary

inactive, desk, idle, seated, settled, sitting, sluggish, stationary, torpid, desk-bound

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British Dictionary definitions for sedentary

sedentary
/ (ˈsɛdəntərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

characterized by or requiring a sitting position sedentary work
tending to sit about without taking much exercise
(of animals) moving about very little, usually because of attachment to a rock or other surface
(of animals) not migratory

Derived forms of sedentary

sedentarily, adverb sedentariness, noun

Word Origin for sedentary

C16: from Latin sedentārius, from sedēre to sit