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αδράνεια — meaning in English

adraneia

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English meaning

  • inaction noun A failure to act; doing nothing when something should be done.
  • inactivity noun The quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness.
  • inertia noun In physics, the tendency of an object to keep doing whatever it's already doing — staying still or moving in a straight line — unless a force acts on it.

Senses

αδράνεια is used for these senses in English:

  • inaction Lack of action or activity or labor
  • inactivity The quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness.
  • inertia (figuratively) In a person, unwillingness to take action.

Related Greek words