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1 inaction
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2 Inaction
subs.Sitting still: P. and V. ἕδρα, ἡ. P. καθέδρα, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Inaction
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3 inaction
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4 inactive
[in'æktiv]( formal)1) (not taking much exercise: You're fat because you're so inactive.) αδρανής2) (no longer working, functioning etc; not active: an inactive volcano.) ανενεργός•- inaction- inactivity -
5 Degenerate
adj.Base: Ar. and P. ἀγεννής.——————v. intrans.P. ἐκπίπτειν, ἐξίστασθαι, ἀποκλίνειν, ἐπὶ τὸ χεῖρον μεταβάλλεσθαι.He did not degenerate into inaction: P. οὐκ ἐπὶ τὸ ῥᾳθυμεῖν ἀπέκλινεν (Dem. 13).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Degenerate
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6 Inactivity
subs.See Inaction.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Inactivity
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7 Sink
v. trans.Dig: P. and V. ὀρύσσειν, σκάπτειν.V. intrans.Subside, settle down: P. ἱζάνειν.Incline downwards: P. and V. ῥέπειν.Fail in strength: V. προλείπειν; see Fail.Already she is sinking and like to die: V. ἤδη προνωπής ἐστι καὶ ψυχορραγεῖ (Eur., Alc. 143).His head sinks back: V. ὑπτιάζεται κάρα (Soph., Phil. 822).I sink backwards into the arms of my maidens and swoon away: V. ὑπτία δε κλίνομαι... πρὸς δμωαῖσι κἀποπλήσσομαι (Soph., Ant. 1188).She sinks back with trembling limbs: V. λεχρία πάλιν χωρεῖ τρέμουσα κῶλα (Eur., Med. 1168).Of ground dipping: see under Dip.Deteriorate: P. ἀποκλίνειν, ἐκπίπτειν; see Degenerate.Sink into inaction: P. ἐπὶ τὸ ῥᾳθυμεῖν ἀποκλίνειν (Dem. 13).Be sunk in love: V. ἐντήκεσθαι τῷ φιλεῖν (Soph. Trach. 463); see absorbed in.Be sunk in ignorance P. ἐν ἀμαθίᾳ μολύνεσθαι (Plat., Rep. 535E).Sink into, be instilled into, met.: P. καταδύεσθαι εἰς (acc.), V. ἐντήκεσθαι (dat.).Sink into insignificance: P. ἐν οὐδενὶ λόγῳ εἶναι.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Sink
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inaction — [ inaksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1647; de 1. in et action ♦ Absence ou cessation de toute action; état d une personne inactive. ⇒ inactivité; désœuvrement, oisiveté. Condamner, réduire qqn à l inaction. « J étais vouée par état au silence et à l inaction »… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Inaction — In*ac tion, n. [Pref. in. not + action: cf. inaction.] Lack of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness. Berkeley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inaction — Inaction. s. f. Cessation de toute action, ne se dit que de l ame & en terme de devotion. Estre dans l inaction … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Inaction — (v. lat.), Unthätigkeit. Daher Inactiv, unthätig, geschäftslos, amtlos Inactivität, Unthätigkeit, Dienstlosigkeit … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Inaction — Inaction, lat. deutsch, Unthätigkeit; inactiv, unthätig; Inactivität, Amts , Dienstlosigkeit … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
inaction — I noun abeyance, abrogation, abstinence from action, cessatio, cessation, dormancy, failure to act, idleness, immobility, impotence, indolence, inertness, inoccupation, languor, latency, motionlessness, otium, paralysis, passiveness, passivity,… … Law dictionary
inaction — (n.) 1707, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + ACTION (Cf. action) … Etymology dictionary
inaction — ► NOUN ▪ lack of action where some is expected or appropriate … English terms dictionary
inaction — [in ak′shən] n. absence of action or motion; inertness or idleness … English World dictionary
inaction — (i na ksion ; en vers, de quatre syllabes) s. f. Cessation de toute action. • Que je hais ces sortes de vapeurs d épuisement ! qu elles sont difficiles à guérir, quand le remède est de s hébéter, de ne point penser, d être dans l inaction !,… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Inaction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inaction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inaction inaction passiveness abstinence from action Sgm: N 1 noninterference noninterference Sgm: N 1 Fabian policy Fabian policy conservative policy Sgm: N 1 neglect neglect &c.… … English dictionary for students