sedentary

About 1.58 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Not moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity.

   The oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans.

2. adjective Of a human population, living in a fixed geographical location.

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3. adjective Of a job, lifestyle, etc., not moving much; sitting around; inactive.
4. adjective Inactive; motionless; sluggish; tranquil.
5. adjective Caused by long sitting.
6. noun A sedentary person.

Similar words

inactive inactivity untrained static discrete settled settlement resident incumbent deskbound

Often followed by

life and lifestyle habits people occupations work occupation or