inert

in·ert  (n-ûrt)

adj.

1. Unable to move or act.

2. Sluggish in action or motion; lethargic. See Synonyms at inactive.

3. Chemistry Not readily reactive with other elements; forming few or no chemical compounds.

4. Having no pharmacologic or therapeutic action.

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[Latin iners, inert- : in-, not; see in-¹ + ars, skill; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·ertly adv.

in·ertness n.

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inert [ɪnˈɜːt]

adj

1. having no inherent ability to move or to resist motion

2. inactive, lazy, or sluggish

3. (Chemistry) having only a limited ability to react chemically; unreactive

[from Latin iners unskilled, from in-¹ + ars skill; see art¹]

inertly  adv

inertness  n

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inert  (n-ûrt)

Not chemically reactive.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	inert - unable to move or resist motion nonmoving, unmoving - not in motion
	2.	inert - having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction" neutral, indifferent chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions unreactive - (chemistry) not reacting chemically
	3.	inert - slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age" torpid, sluggish, soggy inactive - not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"

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inert

adjective

1. inactive, still, motionless, dead, passive, slack, static, dormant, lifeless, leaden, immobile, inanimate, unresponsive, unmoving, quiescent, torpid, unreactive, slumberous (chiefly poetic) He covered the inert body with a blanket
inactive moving, active, mobile, living, vital, alive, energetic, animated, responsive, reactive, alive and kicking, full of beans (informal)

2. dull, dry, boring, plain, static, commonplace, tedious, dreary, tiresome, lifeless, monotonous, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, unimaginative, uninteresting, vapid, torpid The novel itself remains oddly inert.

Translations

inert [ɪˈnɜːt] ADJ (= inanimate) [substance, gas] → inerte; (= motionless) → inerte, inmóvil
he lay inert on the floor → estaba inerte or inmóvil en el suelo

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inert [ɪnˈɜː^rt] adj

[body, person] → inerte

[gas] → inerte

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inert

adj → unbeweglich; (Phys) matter → träge; (Chem) substance → inaktiv

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inert [ɪˈnɜːt] adj → inerte

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inert [ɪˈnɜːt] adj → inerte

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inert

adj inert [iˈnəːt]

1 without the power to move A stone is an inert object. bewegingloos لا حِراكَ فيه неподвижен nehybný død träge αδρανής inerte liikumatu بی حرکت liikkumaton inerte לא נָע अक्षम, गतिहीन inertan, nepokretan tehetetlen, élettelen tanpa daya gerak hreyfingarlaus, líflaus inerte 活動力のない 불활성의 inertinis nekustīgs tanpa daya gerak inert død, inaktiv bezwładny inerte inert инертный nehybný negiben inertan dött [] เฉื่อยชา hareketsiz, eylemsiz 無活動力的 інертний; нейтральний ناقابل حرکت trơ 无活动力的

2 (of people) not wanting to move, act or think lazy, inert people. traag خامِل، مُتراخٍ، كَسْلان мързелив netečný inaktiv; træg; dvask träge νωθρός inerte, inactivo loid تنبل veltto apathique אָדִיש निष्क्रिय, आलसी trom, mlitav tunya malas viljalaus, aðgerðalaus indolente 不活発な 둔한 inertiškas, neveiklus inerts; kūtrs malas traag treg, slapp apatyczny inerte apatic инертный ľahostajný, nečinný len inertan trög, slö ซึ่งไร้ชีวิตชีวา tembel 怠惰的 млявий; недіяльний کاہل، بے حس ì; chậm chạp 呆滞的

n iˈnertness

traagheid عَدم حَرَكَه، خُمول، كَسَل، تَراخٍ инертност netečnost træghed die Trägheit αδράνεια, νωθρότητα inercia loidus سکون؛ تنبلی liikkumattomuus inactivité חוֹסֶר תְנוּעָה जड़त्व, अक्रियता inertnost tehetetlenség, tétlenség kemalasan hreyfingaleysi inerzia, indolenza 不活発 둔함 inertiškumas inertums; kūtrums kemalasan inertie, traagheid treghet, inaktivitet bezczynność inércia inerţie; apatie инертность ľahostajnosť lenobnost inertnost tröghet, slöhet ความเฉื่อยชา tembellik 無活動力 інертність جمود tính trơ 无活动力

n iˈnertia [-ʃiə]

the state of being inert It was difficult to overcome the feeling of inertia that the wine and heat had brought on. traagheid فُتور، خُمول، جُمود инерция ochablost inerti; træghed die Trägheit αδράνεια inercia loidus رخوت؛ سستی hitaus inertie בִכבֵדוּת וְאִיטִיוּת जड़ता inercija tehetetlenség kelesuan aðgerðaleysi; sljóleiki inerzia だるさ 무력감 inertiškumas, neveiklumas, apatija inertums; kūtrums kelesuan inertie slapphet, uvirksomhet bezwład inércia iner­ţie инертность, вялость ochabnutosť, nečinnosť inertnost inercija tröghet, slöhet ความเฉื่อย eylemsizlik, tembellik 惰性 інертність, млявість جمود tính ì 惰性