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Sedentary — Sed en*ta*ry, a. [L. sedentarius, fr. sedere to sit: cf. F. se[ e]dentaire. See {Sedent}.] 1. Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man. Sedentary, scholastic sophists. Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by, or requiring,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sedentary spider — Sedentary Sed en*ta*ry, a. [L. sedentarius, fr. sedere to sit: cf. F. se[ e]dentaire. See {Sedent}.] 1. Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man. Sedentary, scholastic sophists. Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sedentary — [sed′ n ter΄ē] adj. [Fr sédentaire < L sedentarius < sedens, prp. of sedere, to SIT] 1. a) of or marked by much sitting about and little travel b) keeping one seated much of the time [a sedentary job] 2. a) … English World dictionary
sedentary — index inactive, torpid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sedentary — (adj.) 1590s, remaining in one place, from M.Fr. sedentaire, from L. sedentarius sitting, remaining in one place, from sedentem (nom. sedens), prp. of sedere to sit, from PIE root *sed to sit (Cf. Skt. a sadat sat down, sidati sits; O.Pers … Etymology dictionary
sedentary — [adj] motionless, lazy desk, deskbound, idle, inactive, seated, settled, sitting, sluggish, stationary, torpid; concepts 542, 584 Ant. activated, active, energetic, mobile, moving … New thesaurus
sedentary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) sitting; seated. 2) tending to sit down a lot; taking little physical exercise. 3) tending to stay in the same place for much of the time. ORIGIN originally in the sense «not migratory»: from Latin sedentarius, from sedere sit … English terms dictionary
Sedentary lifestyle — This article is about the medical term. For the anthropologic concept, see Civilization. Couch Potato redirects here. For the game show, see Couch Potatoes (game show). For the song, see Couch Potato (song). Increases in sedentary behaviors such… … Wikipedia
sedentary — adjective Etymology: Middle French sedentaire, from Latin sedentarius, from sedent , sedens, present participle of sedēre to sit more at sit Date: 1598 1. not migratory ; settled < sedentary birds > < sedentary civilizations > 2. a … New Collegiate Dictionary
sedentary death syndrome — (SED.un.tair.ee deth SIN.drum, drohm) n. Death caused by extreme inactivity and poor nutrition. Also: SeDS. Example Citation: Americans are killing themselves at nearly double the rate of a decade ago with something that has been officially… … New words
sedentary — sed|en|ta|ry [ˈsedəntəri US teri] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: sédentaire, from Latin sedentarius, from sedere to sit ] 1.) formal spending a lot of time sitting down, and not moving or exercising very much sedentary life/job/lifestyle … Dictionary of contemporary English
