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Webster 1913 Edition
Inert
1.
Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion;
as, matter is
. inert
2.
Indisposed to move or act; very slow to act; sluggish; dull; inactive; indolent; lifeless.
The
inert
and desponding party of the court. Macaulay.
It present becomes extravagant, then imbecile, and at length utterly
inert
. I. Taylor.
Syn. – Inactive; dull; passive; indolent; sluggish; slothful; lazy; lifeless; irresolute; stupid; senseless; insensible.
– Inert
, Inactive
, Sluggish
. A man may be inactive from mere lack of stimulus to effort; but one who is inert has something in his constitution or his habits which operates like a weight holding him back from exertion. Sluggish is still stronger, implying some defect of temperament which directly impedes action. Inert and inactive are negative, sluggish is positive. Even the favored isles . . .
Can boast but little virtue; and,
Through plenty, lose in morals what they gain
In manners – victims of luxurious ease.
Can boast but little virtue; and,
inert
Through plenty, lose in morals what they gain
In manners – victims of luxurious ease.
Cowper.
Doomed to lose four months in
inactive
obscurity. Johnson.
Sluggish
Idleness, the nurse of sin,Upon a slothful ass he chose to ride.
Spenser.
Webster 1828 Edition
Inert
INERT'
,Adj.
art.
1.
Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion impressed; as, matter is inert.2.
Dull; sluggish; indisposed to move or act.Definition 2024
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English
Adjective
inert (comparative more inert, superlative most inert)
- Unable to move or act; inanimate.
- Sluggish or lethargic.
- In chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds.
- Having no therapeutic action.
Translations
unable to move or act
in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds
having no therapeutic action
Derived terms
See also
Noun
inert (plural inerts)
- (chemistry) A substance that does not react chemically.
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Etymology
Adjective
inert m (feminine inerta, masculine plural inerts, feminine plural inertes)
Derived terms
- gas inert
- inertament
Related terms
- inèrcia
German
Adjective
inert (comparative inerter, superlative am inertesten)
Declension
Positive forms of inert
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist inert | sie ist inert | es ist inert | sie sind inert | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | inerter | inerte | inertes | inerte |
| genitive | inerten | inerter | inerten | inerter | |
| dative | inertem | inerter | inertem | inerten | |
| accusative | inerten | inerte | inertes | inerte | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der inerte | die inerte | das inerte | die inerten |
| genitive | des inerten | der inerten | des inerten | der inerten | |
| dative | dem inerten | der inerten | dem inerten | den inerten | |
| accusative | den inerten | die inerte | das inerte | die inerten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein inerter | eine inerte | ein inertes | (keine) inerten |
| genitive | eines inerten | einer inerten | eines inerten | (keiner) inerten | |
| dative | einem inerten | einer inerten | einem inerten | (keinen) inerten | |
| accusative | einen inerten | eine inerte | ein inertes | (keine) inerten | |
Comparative forms of inert
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist inerter | sie ist inerter | es ist inerter | sie sind inerter | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | inerterer | inertere | inerteres | inertere |
| genitive | inerteren | inerterer | inerteren | inerterer | |
| dative | inerterem | inerterer | inerterem | inerteren | |
| accusative | inerteren | inertere | inerteres | inertere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der inertere | die inertere | das inertere | die inerteren |
| genitive | des inerteren | der inerteren | des inerteren | der inerteren | |
| dative | dem inerteren | der inerteren | dem inerteren | den inerteren | |
| accusative | den inerteren | die inertere | das inertere | die inerteren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein inerterer | eine inertere | ein inerteres | (keine) inerteren |
| genitive | eines inerteren | einer inerteren | eines inerteren | (keiner) inerteren | |
| dative | einem inerteren | einer inerteren | einem inerteren | (keinen) inerteren | |
| accusative | einen inerteren | eine inertere | ein inerteres | (keine) inerteren | |
Superlative forms of inert
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist am inertesten | sie ist am inertesten | es ist am inertesten | sie sind am inertesten | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | inertester | inerteste | inertestes | inerteste |
| genitive | inertesten | inertester | inertesten | inertester | |
| dative | inertestem | inertester | inertestem | inertesten | |
| accusative | inertesten | inerteste | inertestes | inerteste | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der inerteste | die inerteste | das inerteste | die inertesten |
| genitive | des inertesten | der inertesten | des inertesten | der inertesten | |
| dative | dem inertesten | der inertesten | dem inertesten | den inertesten | |
| accusative | den inertesten | die inerteste | das inerteste | die inertesten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein inertester | eine inerteste | ein inertestes | (keine) inertesten |
| genitive | eines inertesten | einer inertesten | eines inertesten | (keiner) inertesten | |
| dative | einem inertesten | einer inertesten | einem inertesten | (keinen) inertesten | |
| accusative | einen inertesten | eine inerteste | ein inertestes | (keine) inertesten | |