1. not taking action: taking no action, or taking no part in an action that others are involved in
2. not being used or operated: not in use, functioning, or operating
3. lazy or sedentary: not involving or taking part in physical activity
4. geography dormant: describes a volcano that is not erupting but is not extinct
5. military not in active service: not taking part in, or not being used for, active military service
6. chemistry inert: having little or no chemical reactivity
7. chemistry having low radioactivity: having low or no measurable radioactivity
8. biology not affecting living things: having little if any discernible effect on living things as a result of the loss of some property such as the ability to infect or create antigens
9. medicine not developing or showing symptoms: describes a disease that, though present in the body, is not developing or producing any symptoms
