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inert
[in-urt, ih-nurt]
adjective
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (active ).
inert matter.
Synonyms: , , ,Chemistry.having little or no ability to react, as nitrogen that occurs uncombined in the atmosphere.
Pharmacology.having no pharmacological action, as the excipient of a pill.
inactive or sluggish by habit or nature.
inert
/ ɪˈɜː /
adjective
having no inherent ability to move or to resist motion
inactive, lazy, or sluggish
having only a limited ability to react chemically; unreactive
inert
Not chemically reactive.
Other 51Թ Forms
- inertly adverb
- inertness noun
- noninert adjective
- noninertly adverb
- noninertness noun
- uninert adjective
- uninertly adverb
- ˈٱ adverb
- ˈٲԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of inert1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The special prosecutor also argued that Gutierrez had unwittingly brought the live bullets with her to the popular western film location, Bonanza Creek Ranch, and mingled them with inert “dummy” bullets used on film sets.
And Kennedy, like other antivaxxers, is deceptive in saying that the safety of vaccines should be questioned if it hasn’t been tested against an “inert placebo.”
All of the elements are there, but the film is frustratingly inert.
All of the makeup, clothes, bronzer and gold toilets cannot slow the march of time that will inevitably make Trump as inert and irrelevant as his poorest victim.
So what I might call “Mom” is actually a pile of inert minerals indistinguishable from any other person’s remains.
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