nonactive

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /nɑnˈæktɪv/ UK /nɒnˈæktɪv/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

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adj
not active or operative

The account was flagged as nonactive after a year of disuse.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not active or operative inactive dormant inert idle passive

Opposites

active operative working

Word family

Related forms active inactive activity

Etymology

From non- ('not') + active, the latter from Latin activus, from agere ('to do, drive').

activus Latin agere Latin

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# 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

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