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inert

in·ert

inert

 
pronunciation:
ih nuhrt
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part of speech: adjective
definition 1: without ability to move, act, or offer resistance.
synonyms:
inactive, inanimate, motionless, stationary
antonyms:
active, animate, animated
similar words:
fixed, immobile, passive, quiescent, still
definition 2: having little or no capacity for chemical reaction.
synonyms:
passive
antonyms:
active, live
similar words:
stable
definition 3: naturally or habitually inactive or slow-moving; sluggish.
synonyms:
inactive, inanimate, sedentary, sluggish
similar words:
indolent, lazy, lethargic, listless, passive, slack, stagnant, torpid
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derivations: inertly (adv.), inertness (n.)
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