1. (n.) The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter.

2. (n.) Idleness; habitual indisposition to action or exertion; want of energy; sluggishness.

a wise passiveness comfort contemplation contemplative life deliberateness deliberation do-nothing policy do-nothingism do-nothingness dolce far niente dormancy ease fixation fixity hastelessness hibernation idleness immobility inaction inactiveness indolence inertia inertness laissez-aller laissez-faire laissez-faireism languidness laziness leisureliness lethargy lifelessness listlessness meditation motionlessness neutralism neutrality neutralness noninvolvement nonparticipation nonresistance nonviolence nonviolent resistance pacifism paralysis passive resistance passive self-annihilation passiveness passivism passivity peace peacefulness placidity placidness policy procrastination quiescence quiet quietism relaxation relaxedness repose rest restfulness serenity sleep sloth slothfulness slowness sluggishness somnolence stagnancy stagnation standpattism stasis stillness torpor tranquillity unbuttoned ease unhastiness unhurriedness vegetation vita contemplativa waiting game watching and waiting