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sedentarism

sedentarism noun: the habit of being sedentary.

Noun

sedentarism (uncountable)

  1. The habit of being sedentary.
    • Near-synonym: sedentariness (usually synonymous)
    • A brief assessment tool has been recently designed to identify patients with high levels of sedentarism and low daily PA (Rapid Assessment Disuse Index-RADI).2015 September 18, “Screening Physical Activity in Family Practice: Validity of the Spanish Version of a Brief Physical Activity Questionnaire”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    sedentariness

Synonyms of sedentarism

Origin of sedentarism

From sedentar(y) + -ism. By surface analysis, sedent + -arism.

Questions about sedentarism

What does sedentarism mean?
Sedentarism means the habit of being sedentary.
What part of speech is sedentarism?
Sedentarism is a noun.

Words near sedentarism in the dictionary

  1. sedentarisation
  2. sedentarise
  3. sedentarised
  4. sedentarises
  5. sedentarising
  6. sedentarism
  7. sedentarization
  8. sedentarize
  9. sedentarized
  10. sedentarizes
  11. sedentarizing

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