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sluggishness vs inactivity

inactivity vs sluggishness

sluggishness and inactivity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sluggishness Yes No No No
inactivity Yes No No No
As nouns, inactivity is a hypernym of sluggishness; that is, inactivity is a word with a broader meaning than sluggishness:
  • sluggishness: inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  • inactivity: a disposition to remain inactive or inert
Other hypernyms of sluggishness include inactiveness, inertia.
sluggishness (noun) inactivity (noun)
inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy being inactive; being less active
the pace of things that move relatively slowly a disposition to remain inactive or inert
a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) the state of being inactive
Difference between sluggishness and inactivity

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