Inert

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Unable to move or act.
  • adj. Sluggish in action or motion; lethargic. See Synonyms at inactive.
  • adj. Chemistry Not readily reactive with other elements; forming few or no chemical compounds.
  • adj. Having no pharmacologic or therapeutic action.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Unable to move or act; inanimate.
  • adj. Sluggish or lethargic.
  • adj. In chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds.
  • adj. Having no therapeutic action.
  • n. A substance that does not react chemically.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion.
  • adj. Indisposed to move or act; very slow to act; sluggish; dull; inactive; indolent; lifeless.
  • adj. Not having or manifesting active properties; not affecting other substances when brought in contact with them; powerless for an expected or desired effect.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance; without inherent force; inanimate; lifeless: applied to matter in its intrinsic character: as, an inert mass of clay; an inert corpse.
  • Indisposed or unable to move or act; inactive; sluggish: as, an inert drug.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. slow and apathetic
  • adj. unable to move or resist motion
  • adj. having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
  • Equivalent
    inactive    unmoving    nonmoving    unreactive   
    Cross Reference
    inactive    dull    sluggish    lazy    apathetic    incorrosive    inert pupa    inertia   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    inactive    dull    slothful    stupid    indolent    passive    irresolute    lifeless    lazy    sluggish   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bert    Curt    Evert    Insert    Kurt    alert    assert    avert    birt    blurt   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    inactive    lifeless    unable    passive    inanimate    limp    indifferent    insensible    listless    numb