sedentary C1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈsɛd.ən.tɛɹ.i/ UK /ˈsɛd.ən.tə.ɹi/ See IPA manual 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · staying in one place rather... immobilenon-migratorysettled More cessantdormantinactivemotionlessstationarytorpid ↔ Opposites migratory Word family Derived forms endosedentarynonsedentarysedentarilysedentarinesssedentarismsedentarizationsemisedentaryunsedentary Common collocations sedentary life Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle French sédentaire, from Latin sedentārius (“sitting”), from sedeō (“to sit, to be seated”). *sed- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sedentary **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **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 markdown