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Definitions for Inert
[1] having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.
[2] Chemistry . having little or no ability to react, as nitrogen that occurs uncombined in the atmosphere.
[3] Pharmacology . having no pharmacological action, as the excipient of a pill.
[4] inactive or sluggish by habit or nature.
[5] having no inherent ability to move or to resist motion
[6] inactive, lazy, or sluggish
[7] having only a limited ability to react chemically; unreactive
Words related to Inert
dormant, motionless, immobile, impotent, passive, inactive, paralyzed, listless, powerless, apathetic, asleep, dead, down, dull, idle, impassive, inanimate, indolent, languid, lazy
Words nearby Inert
inerrable, inerrancy, inerrant, inerrantism, inerratic, inert, inert gas, inertance, inertia, inertia force, inertia selling
Origin of Inert
1640–50; < Latin inert- (stem of iners ) unskillful, equivalent to in- in-3 + -ert-, combining form of art- (stem of ars ) skill; see art1
Other words from Inert
in·ert·ly , adverb
in·ert·ness , noun
non·in·ert , adjective
non·in·ert·ly , adverb
non·in·ert·ness , noun
un·in·ert , adjective
un·in·ert·ly , adverb
Word origin for Inert
C17: from Latin iners unskilled, from in- 1 + ars skill; see art 1
Synonyms for Inert
dormant, immobile, impotent, inactive, listless, motionless, paralyzed, passive, powerless, apathetic, asleep, dead, down, dull, idle, impassive, inanimate, indolent, languid, languorous, lazy, leaden, numb, phlegmatic, quiescent, quiet, slack, sleepy, slothful, sluggard, sluggish, slumberous, static, still, stolid, torpid, unmoving, unreactive, unresponsive