What it means
- (noun) A sedentary person
- (adjective) Not moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity. “The oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans.”
- (adjective) (of a human population) Living in a fixed geographical location; the opposite of nomadic.
- (adjective) (of a job, lifestyle, etc.) Not moving much; sitting around.
- (adjective) Inactive; motionless; sluggish; tranquil
- (adjective) Caused by long sitting.
Letter analysis
- Sedentary contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 8 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 13.
Words that mean the same
Sub-words
- dearest
- earnest
- eastern
- endears
- nearest
- sedater
- strayed
- tasered
- tenders
- yearned
- anteed
- ardent
- astern
- denser
- desert
- deters
- dryest
- earned
- eaters
- eatery
- endear
- enters
- erased
- neared
- neater
- nested
- ranted
- rented
- resend
- resent
- rested
- sander
- sateen
- seared
- seated
- sedate
- senate
- sender
- sentry
- snared
- stared
- stayed
- steady
- sterna
- strand
- teared
- teased
- teaser
- teensy
- tender
- tensed
- tenser
- trades
- treads
- trends
- trendy
- yearns
- anted
- antes
Related words
Other 9-letter words
- aardvarks
- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with SED
- sedan
- sedans
- sedate
- sedated
- sedately
- sedater
- sedates
- sedatest
- sedating
- sedation
- sedative
- sedatives
- sedge
- sediment
- sedimentary
- sedimentation
- sediments
- sedition
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Words ending with ARY
Common questions
What does Sedentary mean?
A sedentary person
How many letters are in Sedentary?
Sedentary has 9 letters.
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