Inactive vs Inoperative - What's the difference?
inactive | inoperative |
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
not working or functioning; either idle or broken
(legal) No longer legally binding
As adjectives the difference between inactive and inoperative
is that inactive is inactivated while inoperative is not working or functioning; either idle or broken.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.