From French inactif.

• IPA: /ɪnˈæktɪv/

inactive

1. Not active, temporarily or permanently.

   The volcano is inactive, but is only dormant.

   Inactive user accounts may be deleted after 90 days.

2. Not engaging in physical activity.
3. Not functioning or operating; broken down

   The photocopier is inactive pending repair.

4. Retired from duty or service.

   Admiral Jones is now on the inactive list.

5. (chemistry) Relatively inert.

   Aluminium is inactive towards water.

6. (physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light.

   Synthetic glycine is optically inactive as it contains equal amounts of the d- and l- form.

• (not active) dull, dormant; see also Thesaurus:inactive
• (not functioning or operating) idle

• (antonym(s) of “not active”): active

• French: inactif
• German: inaktiv, untätig
• Italian: inattivo
• Portuguese: inativo
• Russian: неактивный
• Spanish: inactivo

inactive (plural inactives)

1. A person who does not take action.
   • 2016, Alan Marsh, Political Action in Europe and the USA, page 47:

     Typically inactives are poorly educated older women. Their lack of education is overwhelmingly the key factor in assigning the inactives to a life devoid of political activity of any sort.