in|ert´ness

in|ert´ness
in|ert «ihn URT», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. having no power to move or act; lifeless: »

A stone is an inert mass of matter.

2. inactive; slow; sluggish: »

A dull, lazy person is inert. The Honourable Mrs. Jamieson…was fat and inert, and very much at the mercy of her old servants (Elizabeth C. S. Gaskell).

 SYNONYM(S): See syn. under inactive. (Cf. ↑inactive)
3. with few or no active chemical, physiological, or other properties: »

the inert ingredients in a medicine. Helium and neon are inert gases.

–n.
an inert person, thing, or substance.
╂[< Latin iners, inertis idle, unskilled < in- without + ars, artis art, skill]
–in|ert´ly, adverb.
–in|ert´ness, noun.

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  • in|ert´ly — in|ert «ihn URT», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having no power to move or act; lifeless: »A stone is an inert mass of matter. 2. inactive; slow; sluggish: »A dull, lazy person is inert. The Honourable Mrs. Jamieson…was fat and inert, and very much… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|ert — «ihn URT», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having no power to move or act; lifeless: »A stone is an inert mass of matter. 2. inactive; slow; sluggish: »A dull, lazy person is inert. The Honourable Mrs. Jamieson…was fat and inert, and very much at the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • desertness — des·ert·ness …   English syllables

  • inertness — in·ert·ness …   English syllables

  • in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

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