sedentary
sedentary Lexical Profile
sedentary Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Characterized by or requiring much sitting and little physical exercise or movement (of a person, lifestyle, or occupation).
"Transitioning from a sedentary office job to an active routine can significantly improve cardiovascular health."
Inhabiting the same locality throughout life rather than migrating or moving about (of an animal species, bird, or human population).
"The transition from nomadic foraging to sedentary farming villages marked a major turning point in human history."
Permanently attached to a solid surface or remaining in one spot without free locomotion (of an aquatic invertebrate such as a barnacle, coral, or oyster).
"Adult barnacles are sedentary marine crustaceans that filter microscopic food particles from passing water currents."
• Rhymes for sedentary
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 16th century from French 'sédentaire' or directly from Latin 'sedentarius' ('sitting, remaining in one place'), derived from the present participle of 'sedere' ('to sit').