inert en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪˈnɜːt/ (UK)
- /ɪˈnɝt/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ɪnˈɜːt/ (UK)
- /ənˈɝt/ (US)
- /ɪnˈɝt/ (US)
Etymology
From French inerte, from Latin iners (“inactive, inert”).
Meanings
-
Unable to move or act; inanimate.
"As for the other forms of magic, previous systems of magic are now accessible if one knows how to do so, though no human alive should know how. This does mean some magical objects and wands rendered inert by previous changes will work again."
2018 February 21, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Wednesday, Feb 21, 2018:
- Sluggish or lethargic.
- Not readily reacting with other elements or compounds.
- Having no therapeutic action.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most inert | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more inert | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
inert gas · anti-inert-neutrino · inert pair effect · bioinert · inertly · mucoinert · inert neutrino · inertness · noninert · practico-inert · inertitude · inert antineutrino
Relateds
Synonyms
languorous · sedentary · swear · torpid · cessant · slothlike · fallow · stuck · tardy · dull · inert · turtlesque · fixed · immotile · unspeedy · lethargic · turtleish · work-shy · heavy-footed · plodding · leaden · idle · creeping · quiescent · glacial · unoccupied · labored · tedious · pokey · unreactive · draggy · unbusy · gastropodous · fainéant · slow as Christmas · inert · testudineous · bone-idle · slow as molasses · immovable · idle · slow as a snail · sullen · hibernating · at rest · stately · standing by · slow as molasses in January · unmovable · unmoveable · slow · dreich · slowfooted · languid · torpid · slothful · unactive · immovable · torpid · inanimate · immobile · otiose · lazy · inert · sessile · rigid · lifeless · crawling · lither · inactive · abeyant · languid · stationary · steady · lumbering · sluggish · inert · unemployed · ponderous · slothful · suspended · inching · ponderous · dormant · low-speed · nonactive · static · silent · tardigrade · sluggish · latent · slow-moving · slow · lead-footed · indolent · slack · subglacial · lackadaisical · dormant · passive · sedent
Translations (48)
hi शिथिल (sluggish or lethargic) · es inerte (unable to move or act) · eo senmova (unable to move or act) · th นิ่ง (unable to move or act) · da træg (unable to move or act) · fi inertti (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds) · bg инертен (unable to move or act) · da træg (sluggish or lethargic) · mi pateko (sluggish or lethargic) · bg инертен (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds) · vi trơ (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds) · hy իներտ (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds) · es inerte (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds) · fi veltto (sluggish or lethargic) · sk inertný (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds) · tl matigal (unable to move or act) · ca inert (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds) · sk nehybný (unable to move or act) · ar خَامِل (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds) · pl bierny (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds) · nl inert (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds) · it inerte (sluggish or lethargic) · es inerte (sluggish or lethargic) · mi tauhohekore (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds) · fi reagoimaton (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds) · bg вял (sluggish or lethargic) · hi निष्क्रिय (unable to move or act) · fi liikuntakyvytön (unable to move or act) · pl obojętny (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds) · hi निष्क्रिय (sluggish or lethargic) · bg муден (sluggish or lethargic) · pt inerte (unable to move or act) · pl bezwładny (unable to move or act) · ca inert (sluggish or lethargic) · it inerte (unable to move or act) · it inerte (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds) · cs inertní (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds) · la iners (sluggish or lethargic) · de träge (unable to move or act) · ms lengai (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds) · de träge (sluggish or lethargic) · pl bezwładny (sluggish or lethargic) · th เฉื่อย (sluggish or lethargic) · cs netečný (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds) · de inaktiv (having no therapeutic action) · tl matigal (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds) · ca inert (unable to move or act) · tr uyuz (sluggish or lethargic)