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noun
Lack of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: sluggishness, apathy, insensibility
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Quality of being unreactive with other chemical compounds or elements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
immobility by virtue of being inert
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: immobility
History
Etymology tree English inert Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English inertness From inert + -ness.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
