Inactive vs Acquiescent - What's the difference?
inactive | acquiescent | Related terms |
Not active, temporarily or permanently
Not functioning or operating; broken down
Retired from duty or service
(chemistry) Relatively inert
(physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light
willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit; assentive; as, an acquiescent policy.
Inactive is a related term of acquiescent.
As adjectives the difference between inactive and acquiescent
is that inactive is inactivated while acquiescent is willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance.As a verb inactive
is .inactive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The volcano is inactive , but is only dormant.
- The photocopier is inactive pending repair.
- Admiral Jones is now on the inactive list.
- Aluminium is inactive towards water.
- Synthetic glycine is optically inactive as it contains equal amounts of the d- and l- form.