1. inactive - Noun
2. inactive - Adjective
3. inactive - Adjective Satellite
Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.
Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.
Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIt is time to train British workers for the British jobs that will be available over the coming few years and to make sure that people who are inactive and unemployed are able to get the new jobs on offer in our country. Gordon Brown
There's an awful lot of inactive kindness which is nothing but laziness, not wanting any trouble, confusion, or effort. John Steinbeck
All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable when using our forces, we must seem inactive when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away when far away, we must make him believe we are near. Sun Tzu
Men need some kind of external activity, because they are inactive within. Arthur Schopenhauer
If poly A is added to poly U, to form a double or triple helix, the combination is inactive. Francis Crick
Given what can be achieved through intelligent and humane intervention, it is amazing how inactive and smug most societies are about the prevalence of the unshared burden of disability. Amartya Sen