sedentary

sed·en·tary

adj \ˈse-d^ən-ˌter-ē\

Definition of SEDENTARY

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>

Examples of SEDENTARY

1. Editing the dictionary is a sedentary job.
2. The work is very sedentary.
3. Their health problems were caused by their sedentary lifestyles.
4. He became sedentary later on in his life.

Origin of SEDENTARY

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

First Known Use: 1598

Other Physiology Terms

eructation, flux, gustatory, menarche, myopia, senescence, torpor

Rhymes with SEDENTARY

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