Definition of SEDENTARY

sedentary

Meanings

Plural: sedentaries

Adjective Satellite

  • requiring sitting or little activity
    • "forced by illness to lead a sedentary life"

Adj

  • Not moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity.
  • Living in a fixed geographical location; the opposite of nomadic.
  • Not moving much; sitting around.
  • inactive; motionless; sluggish; tranquil
  • Caused by long sitting.

Noun

  • a sedentary person

Origin / Etymology

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

Antonyms

antonym(s) of, migratory

Scrabble Score: 13

sedentary is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sedentary is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sedentary is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

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