recumbent adjective 2noun 2forms 3 adjective2 •Lying down. •Inactive; idle. noun2 •A bicycle or tricycle that places the rider in a reclined posture. •A large rectangular monolith lying on its side, typically flanked by two large upright stones, the flankers; found in recumbent stone circles of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and the counties of Cork and Kerry in south-west of Ireland. formsrecumbents · more recumbent · most recumbent