Canadian French Meaning of sedentary

sédentaire

Other Canadian French words related to sédentaire

Definitions and Meaning of sedentary in English

Wordnet

sedentary (s)

requiring sitting or little activity

Webster

sedentary (a.)

Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.

Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a sedentary employment; a sedentary life.

Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil.

Caused by long sitting.

Remaining in one place, especially when firmly attached to some object; as, the oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans.

FAQs About the word sedentary

sédentaire

requiring sitting or little activityAccustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man., Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a sedentary employme

dormant,ennuyeux,immobile,inactif,paresseux,au repos,somnolent,Statique,stationnaire,sans ambition

actif,occupé,fiancé,cellulaire,animé,dynamique ,Énergique,cinétique,animé,occupé

sedentariness => sédentarité, sedentarily => sédentairement, sedent => sédentaire, sedative-hypnotic drug => sédatif-hypnotique, sedative-hypnotic => Sédatif-hypnotique,