sedentary Definition
sed·en·tary (sed′'n ter′ē)
adjective
- of or marked by much sitting about and little travel
- keeping one seated much of the time a sedentary job
- remaining in one locality; not migratory: said of birds, etc.
- fixed to one spot, as a barnacle
Etymology: Fr sédentaire < L sedentarius < sedens, prp. of sedere, to sit
sedentary Related Forms
sed′·en·tar′i·ly adverb
sed′·en·tar′i·ness noun
sedentary Synonyms
sedentary Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- lifestyle: These figures are based on adults with a sedentary lifestyle wishing to maintain their current weight.
- counterpart: Researchers found joint and muscle pain were about 25 % lower among the regular exercisers compared with their more sedentary counterparts.
- occupation: More people are in sedentary occupations; more drive where they used to walk.
- habit: An average grown man in England of sedentary habits needs about 2,500 calories a day to maintain a stable weight.
- behavior: Of particular interest was the fact that the amount of sedentary behavior did not appear to affect young people's level of physical activity.
- existence: He settled in Seven Oaks in Kent but remained active until poor health late in life forced him into a more sedentary existence.
Modifying Another Word
- increasingly: Walking to school is a good example of our increasingly sedentary lifestyle.
- largely: Significantly, however, the pupils that took part in this study were largely sedentary, living on established plots or in housing.
- relatively: All this relatively sedentary activity gave me plenty of time to look around me, of course!
- mainly: For the last five years has your lifestyle been mainly sedentary?
- previously: This is enough exercise to more than halve premature death rates in previously sedentary people.
- very: Even the very sedentary dipper will descend its mountain stream to escape the worst frosts.
Used with adjective complement
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