inactivity vs relaxation

inactivity and relaxation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inactivity	Yes	No	No	No
relaxation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, relaxation is a hyponym of inactivity; that is, relaxation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inactivity:

inactivity: being inactive; being less active
relaxation: freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

Other hyponyms of inactivity include pause, wait, waiting, ease, repose, rest, idleness, idling, loafing, delay, holdup.

inactivity (noun)	relaxation (noun)
being inactive; being less active	freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
a disposition to remain inactive or inert	the act of making less strict
the state of being inactive	a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount
	an occurrence of control or strength weakening
	a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry
	(physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance
	(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers

inactivity vs relaxation

inactivity and relaxation both are nouns.

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