different between inactive vs slow
inactive
English
Etymology
From French inactif. See also earlier unactive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?ækt?v/
- Rhymes: -ækt?v
Adjective
inactive (comparative more inactive, superlative most inactive)
- Not active, temporarily or permanently.
- The volcano is inactive, but is only dormant.
- An inactive boy, he rarely exercised and preferred to stay indoors.
- Not functioning or operating; broken down
- The photocopier is inactive pending repair.
- Retired from duty or service.
- Admiral Jones is now on the inactive list.
- (chemistry) Relatively inert.
- Aluminium is inactive towards water.
- (physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light.
- Synthetic glycine is optically inactive as it contains equal amounts of the d- and l- form.
Synonyms
- (not active): dull, dormant; see also Thesaurus:inactive
- (not functioning or operating): idle
Antonyms
- (not active): active
Derived terms
- inactively
- inactivity
Translations
Anagrams
- antivice, vaticine
French
Verb
inactive
- first-person singular present indicative of inactiver
- third-person singular present indicative of inactiver
- first-person singular present subjunctive of inactiver
- third-person singular present subjunctive of inactiver
- second-person singular imperative of inactiver
Adjective
inactive
- feminine singular of inactif
Latin
Adjective
in?ct?ve
- vocative masculine singular of in?ct?vus
Portuguese
Verb
inactive
- first-person singular present subjunctive of inactivar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of inactivar
- first-person singular imperative of inactivar
- third-person singular imperative of inactivar
Spanish
Verb
inactive
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of inactivar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of inactivar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of inactivar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of inactivar.
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slow
English
Etymology
From Middle English slow, slaw, from Old English sl?w (“sluggish, inert, slothful, late, tardy, torpid, slow”), from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz (“blunt, dull, faint, weak, slack”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)lew- (“limp”). Cognate with Scots slaw (“slow”), Dutch sleeuw (“blunt, dull”), Low German slee (“dull, sluggish”), German schlehe, schleh (“dull, exhausted, faint”), Danish sløv (“dull, torpid, drowsy”), Swedish slö (“slack, lazy”), Icelandic sljór (“dim-witted, slow”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /sl??/
- (US) IPA(key): /slo?/
- Rhymes: -??
Adjective
slow (comparative slower, superlative slowest)
- Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
- Not happening in a short time; spread over a comparatively long time.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost
- These changes in the heavens, though slow, produced / Like change on sea and land, sidereal blast.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost
- Of reduced intellectual capacity; not quick to comprehend.
- 1960, Dissertation Abstracts (volume 20, page 4007)
- Experienced classroom teachers are well acquainted with the attention-seeker, the shy girl, the aggressive boy, the poor concentrator, the slow student […]
- 1960, Dissertation Abstracts (volume 20, page 4007)
- Not hasty; not tending to hurry; acting with deliberation or caution.
- 1999, Brian Paul Kaufman, K. Winston Caine, Prayer, Faith, and Healing: Cure Your Body, Heal Your Mind and Restore Your Soul
- And even after the emotional cast comes off, we need to be slow about getting deeply involved in a relationship again
- 1611, King James Bible, Proverbs xiv 29
- He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding.
- 1999, Brian Paul Kaufman, K. Winston Caine, Prayer, Faith, and Healing: Cure Your Body, Heal Your Mind and Restore Your Soul
- (of a clock or the like) Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true time.
- Lacking spirit; deficient in liveliness or briskness.
- (of a period of time) Not busy; lacking activity.
Synonyms
- (taking a long time to move a short distance): deliberate; moderate; see also Thesaurus:slow
- (not happening in a short time): gradual; see also Thesaurus:gradual
- (of reduced intellectual capacity): dull-witted; see also Thesaurus:stupid
- (acting with deliberation): careful, deliberate, prudent; see also Thesaurus:cautious
- (behind in time):
- (lacking spirit): boring, dilatory, dull, inactive, tardy, slothful, sluggish; see also Thesaurus:inactive or Thesaurus:boring
- (not busy): quiet, unbusy
Antonyms
- (taking a long time to move a short distance): fast, quick, rapid, swift; see also Thesaurus:speedy
- (not happening in a short time): abrupt, sudden; see also Thesaurus:sudden
- (of reduced intellectual capacity): keen, quick, quick-witted; see also Thesaurus:intelligent
- (acting with deliberation): hasty, precipitate, prompt; see also Thesaurus:prompt
- (behind in time): accurate, fast
- (lacking spirit): brisk, lively; see also Thesaurus:active
- (not busy): hectic
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
slow (third-person singular simple present slows, present participle slowing, simple past and past participle slowed)
- (transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.
- (transitive) To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
- (intransitive) To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.
- After about a minute, the creek bed vomited the debris into a gently sloped meadow. Saugstad felt the snow slow and tried to keep her hands in front of her.
Synonyms
- (keep from going quickly): delay, hinder, retard
- (become slow): decelerate, slacken
Derived terms
- slower
- slow up
- slow down
Translations
Noun
slow (plural slows)
- Someone who is slow; a sluggard.
- (music) A slow song.
Adverb
slow (comparative slower, superlative slowest)
- Slowly.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece
- Let him have time to mark how slow time goes / In time of sorrow.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Rape of Lucrece
Anagrams
- Lows, OWLs, lows, owls, sowl
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English slow.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slo/
Noun
slow m (plural slows)
- slow waltz
See also
- quick
Further reading
- “slow” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [slow]
Noun
slow
- genitive of sl?
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