inertness

in·ert

 (ĭn-ûrt′)

adj.

1.

a. Incapable of moving or acting: "[Some patients] lingered, unable to breathe on their own, inert and unresponsive even to the most noxious stimulus" (Gary Greenberg).

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

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

3. Having no pharmacologic, metabolic, or other physiological effect.

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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·ert′ly adv.

in·ert′ness n.

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Noun

1.

inertness - immobility by virtue of being inert immobility - the quality of not moving

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inertness

noun

A lack of action or activity:

idleness, inaction, inactivity, inoperativeness, stagnation.

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Translations

عَدم حَرَكَه، خُمول، كَسَل، تَراخٍ

netečnost

træghed

Trägheit

inactivitéinertie

hreyfingaleysi

inaktivitet

tembellik

无活动力

inert

(iˈnəːt) adjective

1. without the power to move. A stone is an inert object. bewegingloos لا حِراكَ فيه неподвижен inerte nehybný träge død αδρανήςinerte 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 inertdød, inaktivbezwładny ساکت،بی حرکته inerte inert инертный nehybný negiben inertan dött [föremål] ไม่มีกำลังเคลื่อน 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 inerte netečný träge inaktiv; træg; dvask νωθρόςinerte, inactivo loid تنبل veltto apathiqueאדיש निष्क्रिय, आलसी trom, mlitav tunya malas viljalaus, aðgerðalaus indolente 不活発な 둔한 inertiškas, neveiklus inerts; kūtrs malas traagtreg, slappapatyczny تنبل inerte apatic инертный ľahostajný, nečinný len inertan trög, slö เฉื่อยชา tembel 怠惰的 млявий; недіяльний کاہل، بے حس ì; chậm chạp 呆滞的

iˈnertness noun

traagheid عَدم حَرَكَه، خُمول، كَسَل، تَراخٍ инертност inércia netečnost die Trägheit træghed αδράνεια, νωθρότηταinercia 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, traagheidtreghet, inaktivitet bezczynność ساکت،تنبلی inércia inerţie; apatie инертность ľahostajnosť lenobnost inertnost tröghet, slöhet ความเฉื่อยชา tembellik 無活動力 інертність جمود tính trơ 无活动力

iˈnertia (-ʃiə) noun

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 inércia ochablost die Trägheit inerti; træghed αδράνειαinercia loidus رخوت؛ سستی hitaus inertie בִכבֵדוּת וְאִיטִיוּת जड़ता inercija tehetetlenség kelesuan aðgerðaleysi; sljóleiki inerzia だるさ 무력감 inertiškumas, neveiklumas, apatija inertums; kūtrums kelesuan inertieslapphet, uvirksomhet bezwład سستی inércia iner­ţie инертность, вялость ochabnutosť, nečinnosť inertnost inercija tröghet, slöhet ความเฉื่อย eylemsizlik, tembellik 惰性 інертність, млявість جمود tính ì 惰性

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