Main Entry: sed·en·tary

Pronunciation: \ˈse-d^ən-ˌter-ē\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle French sedentaire, from Latin sedentarius, from sedent-, sedens, present participle of sedēre to sit — more at sit

Date: 1598

1 : not migratory : settled <sedentary birds> <sedentary civilizations>
2 a : doing or requiring much sitting <a sedentary job> b : not physically active <a sedentary lifestyle>
3 : permanently attached <sedentary barnacles>