Definition of "sedentary" in English

adjective

1. Not moving; relatively still; staying in the vicinity.

   • The oyster is a sedentary mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans.

2. (anthropology, of a human population) Living in a fixed geographical location; the opposite of nomadic.

3. (medicine, of a job, lifestyle, etc.) Not moving much; sitting around.

4. (obsolete) inactive; motionless; sluggish; tranquil

5. (obsolete) Caused by long sitting.

noun

1. a sedentary person