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noun
The property of being sedentary.
The habit of spending most of one's time physically at rest, sitting or lying down, etc. (Includes circumstances of being mentally busy but not physically busy).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: sedentarism
Antonyms: activeness, activity, hustle, busyness, exercise
noun
The property of being sedentary.
The state of being mostly or entirely motionless, stationary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English sedentary Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sedentariness From sedentary + -ness.
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