What does INERT mean?
Definitions for INERT
ɪnˈɜrt, ɪˈnɜrtin·ert
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Princeton's WordNet
inertadjective
unable to move or resist motion
inert, indifferent, neutraladjective
having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
"inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"
inert, sluggish, soggy, torpidadjective
slow and apathetic
"she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"
Wiktionary
inertnoun
A substance that does not react chemically.
inertadjective
unable to move or act; inanimate
inertadjective
sluggish or lethargic
inertadjective
in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds
inertadjective
having no therapeutic action
Etymology: From inerte, from iners.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
INERTadjective
Dull; sluggish; motionless.
Etymology: iners, Lat.
Body alone, inert and brute, you'll find;
The cause of all things is by you assign'd. Richard Blackmore.Informer of the planetary train!
Without whose quickening glance their cumb'rous orbs
Were brute unlively mass, inert and dead. James Thomson.
ChatGPT
inert
Inert refers to a state or quality of lacking the ability or strength to move, change, or resist. It often refers to substances that do not readily react chemically with other substances. It can also refer to something that is inactive or sluggish.
Webster Dictionary
Inertadjective
destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion; as, matter is inert
Inertadjective
indisposed to move or act; very slow to act; sluggish; dull; inactive; indolent; lifeless
Inertadjective
not having or manifesting active properties; not affecting other substances when brought in contact with them; powerless for an expected or desired effect
Wikidata
Inert
In English, to be inert is to be in a state of doing little or nothing.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Inert
in-ėrt′, adj. dull: senseless: inactive: slow: without the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion: powerless.—n. Iner′tia, inertness: the inherent property of matter by which it tends to remain for ever at rest when still, and in motion when moving.—adv. Inert′ly.—n. Inert′ness. [Fr.,—L. iners—in, not, ars, art.]
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Anagrams for INERT »
Terni
trine
inter
niter
nitre
retin
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of INERT in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of INERT in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of INERT in a Sentence
It is also the first electric vehicle with an entirely environmentally stable and inert battery chemistry, there are no heavy metals or caustic materials used in the manufacturing of the BYD iron-phosphate battery.
Men of genius are often dull and inert in society, as the blazing meteor when it descends to earth is only a stone.
Men of genius are often dull and inert in society, as a blazing meteor when it descends to earth, is only a stone.
Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts.
It is because the public are a mass -- inert, obtuse, and passive -- that they need to be shaken up from time to time so that we can tell from their bear-like grunts where they are -- and also where they stand. They are pretty harmless, in spite of their numbers, because they are fighting against intelligence.
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- inertCatalan, Valencian
- inerteSpanish
- reagoimaton, liikuntakyvytön, inertti, velttoFinnish
- inerteFrench
- իներտArmenian
- lengaiMalay
- obojętnyPolish
- inertePortuguese
- inertSwedish
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