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Definition of Inert

Inert
Inert In*ert", a. [L. iners, inertis, unskilled, idle; pref. in- + ars art: cf. F. inerte. See Art.] 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. 3. Not having or manifesting active properties; not affecting other substances when brought in contact with them; powerless for an expected or desired effect. Syn: Inactive; dull; passive; indolent; sluggish; slothful; lazy; lifeless; irresolute; stupid; senseless; insensible. Usage: Inert, Inactive, Sluggish. A man may be inactive from mere want 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, 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.

Meaning of Inert from wikipedia

- Look up inert or inertness in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Inert may refer to: Chemically inert, not chemically reactive Inert gas Noble gas, historically...
- An inert gas is a gas that does not readily undergo chemical reactions with other chemical substances and therefore does not readily form chemical compounds...
- In fire and explosion prevention engineering, inerting refers to the introduction of an inert (non-combustible) gas into a closed system (e.g. a container...
- An inerting system decreases the probability of combustion of flammable materials stored in a confined space. The most common such system is a fuel tank...
- Inert gas asphyxiation is a form of asphyxiation which results from breathing a physiologically inert gas in the absence of oxygen, or a low amount of...
- chemically inert is used to describe a substance that is not chemically reactive. From a thermodynamic perspective, a substance is inert, or nonlabile...
- In fluid mechanics, inertance is a measure of the pressure difference in a fluid required to cause a unit change in the rate of change of volumetric flow-rate...
- Inert waste is waste which is neither chemically nor biologically reactive and will not decompose or only very slowly. Examples of this are sand, concrete...
- Inert knowledge is information which one can express but not use. The process of understanding by learners does not happen to that extent where the knowledge...
- Inertial waves, also known as inertial oscillations, are a type of mechanical wave possible in rotating fluids. Unlike surface gravity waves commonly seen...