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in·ert
 inert
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- pronunciation:
- ih
nuhrt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| 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
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| definition 2: |
having little or no capacity for chemical reaction.
- synonyms:
- passive
- antonyms:
- active, live
- similar words:
- stable
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| 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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| related words: |
asleep, dormant, extinct, idle, lazy, logy, phlegmatic, restful, sluggish, standing, stationary, torpid |
adverb + (adj.)inert
biologically, chemically, completely, entirely, mostly, politically, relatively, virtually
(adj.)inert
+ adverb
neither
(adj.)inert
+ noun
atom,
bacterium,
body,
bomb,
ceramic,
chemical,
container,
core,
figure,
fluid,
form,
gas,
gel,
helium,
ingredient,
knowledge,
lump,
mass,
material,
matter,
metal,
molecule,
nitrogen,
object,
pill,
plastic,
stone,
storage,
substance,
surface
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| derivations: |
inertly (adv.), inertness (n.) |
The word inert
contains the following part:
in-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix in-2 occurs in Latin loanwords and attaches to Latinate bases. The bases of most words prefixed with in-2 are independent
adjectives ( inadvertent
, incognizant
), although the base adjective may no longer be in widespread use (as with incessant
). Exceptions include iniquitous
and indignant
. -in 2 has multiple forms, as the 'n' sound in in-2 assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms ig-, il-2, im-2, and ir-2.
Example words:
inaccurate, inadvertent, inalienable, inanimate, inappropriate, inapt, inarticulate, inaudible, inauspicious, incapable, incessant, incest, incognito, incognizant, incommensurate, incommodious, incompetent, incomplete, incomprehensible, inconceivable, inconclusive, incongruous, inconsiderate, inconsonant, inconspicuous, inconvenient, incorporeal, incorrect, incorrigible, incorrupt, incredible, incredulous, incurable, indecorous, indefeasible, indefinite, indelible, indemnify, independence, independent, indescribable, indestructible, indignant, indirect, indispose, indistinct, individual, indivisible, indolent, indomitable, indubitable, inedible, ineffable, inefficient, ineluctable, inept, inequality, inequity, ineradicable, inert, inevitable, inexorable, inexpensive, inexpiable, inexplicable, infallible, infamous, infelicitous, infidel, infidelity, infinite, infinitesimal, infirmity, informal, infrequent, inimical, inimitable, iniquitous, iniquity, injure, injury, innocuous, innominate, inordinate, insane, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insipid, insolent, insomnia, insouciant, insuperable, intangible, interminable, intractable, intransigent, intransitive, intrepid, invaluable, inveracity, invincible, invisible, irregular
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