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1. (adj.) inert
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance
inert matter.
2. inert
having little or no ability to react, as nitrogen that occurs uncombined in the atmosphere.
3. inert
having no pharmacological action, as the excipient of a pill.
4. inert
inactive or sluggish by habit or nature.
Etymology: (1900–05)
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| Definition of 'inert' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) inert
unable to move or resist motion
2. (adj) inert, indifferent, neutral
having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
"inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"
3. (adj) inert, sluggish, soggy, torpid
slow and apathetic
"she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) inert
destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion; as, matter is inert
2. (adj) inert
indisposed to move or act; very slow to act; sluggish; dull; inactive; indolent; lifeless
3. (adj) inert
not having or manifesting active properties; not affecting other substances when brought in contact with them; powerless for an expected or desired effect
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Sense: without the power to move
A stone is an inert object.
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 Afrikaans: bewegingloos |
 Arabic: لا حِراكَ فيه |
 Bulgarian: неподвижен |
 Brazilian: inerte |
 Czech: nehybný |
 German: träge |
 Danish: død |
 Greek: αδρανής |
 Spanish: inerte |
 Estonian: liikumatu |
 Farsi: بی حرکت |
 Finnish: liikkumaton |
 French: inerte |
 Hebrew: לא נָע |
 Hindi: अक्षम, गतिहीन |
 Croatian: inertan, nepokretan |
 Hungarian: tehetetlen,élettelen |
 Indonesian: tanpa daya gerak |
 Icelandic: hreyfingarlaus, líflaus |
 Italian: inerte |
 Japanese: 活動力のない |
 Korean: 불활성의 |
 Lithuanian: inertinis |
 Latvian: nekustīgs |
 Malay: tanpa daya gerak |
 Dutch: inert |
 Norwegian: død, inaktiv |
 Polish: bezwładny |
 Persian: بی حرکت |
 Pashto: ساکت،بی حرکته |
 Portuguese: inerte |
 Romanian: inert |
 Russian: инертный |
 Slovak: nehybný |
 Slovenian: negiben |
 Serbian: inertan |
 Swedish: dött [föremål] |
 Thai: ไม่มีกำลังเคลื่อน |
 Turkish: hareketsiz, eylemsiz |
 Taiwanese: 無活動力的 |
 Ukrainian: інертний; нейтральний |
 Urdu: ناقابل حرکت |
 Vietnamese: trơ |
 Chinese: 无活动力的 |
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