sedentary

C1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈsɛd.ən.tɛɹ.i/ UK /ˈsɛd.ən.tə.ɹi/ See IPA manual

adj noun Freq #54214

Meanings

1

adj
Involving a lot of sitting and little physical activity.

A sedentary lifestyle can increase the risk of heart disease.
2

adj
Staying in one place rather than moving around or migrating.

Oysters are sedentary creatures that attach themselves to rocks.

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Synonyms

2 adj · staying in one place rather... immobilenon-migratorysettled

More cessantdormant inactive motionless stationary torpid

Opposites

migratory

Word family

Derived forms endosedentarynonsedentarysedentarilysedentarinesssedentarismsedentarizationsemisedentaryunsedentary

Etymology

From Middle French sédentaire, from Latin sedentārius (“sitting”), from sedeō (“to sit, to be seated”).

*sed- Proto-Indo-European

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# sedentary

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈsɛd.ən.tɛɹ.i
**IPA (UK):** ˈsɛd.ən.tə.ɹi
**Frequency rank:** 54214

## Meanings
1. Involving a lot of sitting and little physical activity.
2. Staying in one place rather than moving around or migrating.

## Examples
- A sedentary lifestyle can increase the risk of heart disease.
- Oysters are sedentary creatures that attach themselves to rocks.

## Synonyms
- cessant
- dormant
- inactive
- motionless
- stationary
- torpid

## Antonyms
- migratory

## Derived Forms
- endosedentary
- nonsedentary
- sedentarily
- sedentariness
- sedentarism
- sedentarization
- semisedentary
- unsedentary

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sed-

## Etymology
From Middle French sédentaire, from Latin sedentārius (“sitting”), from sedeō (“to sit, to be seated”).

## AI Etymology
Sedentary is from Middle French sédentaire, from Latin sedentārius (“sitting”), from sedeō (“to sit, to be seated”). In present-day use, it can mean involving a lot of sitting and little physical activity, or staying in one place rather than moving around or migrating. Derived formations include endosedentary, nonsedentary, sedentarily, sedentariness, sedentarism.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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