- inertness
- noun see inert
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
inertness
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Inertness — In*ert ness, n. 1. Lack of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion; sluggishness; apathy; insensibility. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] Laziness and inertness of mind. Burke. [1913 Webster] 2. Absence of the power of self… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inertness — index abeyance, inaction, inertia, insentience, languor, sloth Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inertness — 1660s, from INERT (Cf. inert) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
inertness — inertiškumas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiagos neveiklumas, nereaktyvumas. atitikmenys: angl. inertness rus. инертность … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
inertness — inertiškumas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. inertia; inertness vok. Beharrungsvermögen, n; Trägheit, f rus. инертность, f; инерционность, f pranc. inertie, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
inertness — inert ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking the ability or strength to move. 2) chemically inactive. DERIVATIVES inertly adverb inertness noun. ORIGIN Latin iners, unskilled, inactive , from in not + ars skill, art … English terms dictionary
inertness — See inertly. * * * … Universalium
inertness — noun a) Want of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion; sluggishness; apathy; insensibility. b) Absence of the power of self motion; … Wiktionary
inertness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A lack of action or activity: idleness, inaction, inactivity, inoperativeness, stagnation. See ACTION … English dictionary for students
inertness — in ert·ness || ɪ nÉœrtnɪs / nÉœËr n. motionlessness, inactivity; sluggishness, slowness … English contemporary dictionary
