nonactive C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /nɑnˈæktɪv/ UK /nɒnˈæktɪv/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj not active or operative The account was flagged as nonactive after a year of disuse. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not active or operative inactivedormantinertidlepassive ↔ Opposites activeoperativeworking Word family Related forms activeinactiveactivity Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + active, the latter from Latin activus, from agere ('to do, drive'). activus Latin agere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # nonactive **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /nɑnˈæktɪv/ **IPA (UK):** /nɒnˈæktɪv/ ## Meanings 1. not active or operative ## Examples - The account was flagged as nonactive after a year of disuse. ## Synonyms - inactive - dormant - inert - idle - passive ## Antonyms - active - operative - working ## Related Forms - active - inactive - activity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: activus - Root: agere ## Etymology From non- ('not') + active, the latter from Latin activus, from agere ('to do, drive'). ## AI Etymology Nonactive is from non- ('not') + active, the latter from Latin activus, from agere ('to do, drive'). Important recorded forms include activus (Latin) and agere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers not active or operative. The wider family includes related words such as active, inactive, and activity. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown