sedentariness

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sedentariness

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uncountable, of a person The habit of spending most of one's time physically at rest, sitting or lying down, etc. (Includes circumstances of being mentally busy but not physically busy). Near-synonym: sedentarism (usually synonymous)
Similar: sedentarism · Opposite: activeness, activity, hustle, busyness, exercise
uncountable, of nonhuman creatures The state of being mostly or entirely motionless, stationary.

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noun sedentarism

Español	sedentariedad

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@misc{sedentariness_2026,
  title = {sedentariness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sedentariness},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}