Definition of inert in English:

inert

adjective ɪˈnəːtɪˈnərt

1Lacking the ability or strength to move.
she lay inert in her bed
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘We're looking for people who in 15 minutes can make an inert audience move,’ explains Jonny Rocket, who, with his wife Lisa, has organised the free event.
- It's long been suggested that Britain is a country of inert fools who do nothing more than sit in front of the TV.
- He glanced over his shoulder, then spun completely around to stare at the inert body crumpled on the asphalt a few feet behind him.
- Two hours later, we watched through glass as her inert body was wheeled into the intensive care recovery.
- Another man strode by with the inert body of a young child in his arms.
Synonyms
unmoving, motionless, immobile, still, stock-still, stationary, static, dormant, sleeping
unconscious, out cold, comatose, lifeless, inanimate, insensible, senseless, insensate, insentient
inactive, idle, indolent, slack, lazy, loafing, slothful, dull, sluggish, lethargic, stagnant, languid, listless, torpid
unconcerned, apathetic, indifferent
informal dead to the world
French archaic fainéant
rare soporose, soporous, otiose
1. 1.1 Lacking vigour.
  an inert political system
  Example sentencesExamples
  Meanwhile, the intention is to turn whole command and control agencies into passive, inert organisms.
  So is it just an unwillingness on the part of an inert legal community in this country that the jury system has not been adequately researched?
  Our political parties are inert, and that's the reason behind the emergence of the radical groups which are filling in the political vacuum.
  After all, the image of politically inert women reinforces cherished myths about motherhood.
  Yet post-modern politics is remarkably inert in the face of the challenge of constructing a new kind of state.
  Synonyms
  lethargic, enervated, lackadaisical, spiritless, unenergetic, lifeless, vigourless, lacking energy, limp, effete
2Chemically inactive.
Example sentencesExamples
- Intramolecular forces in the chlorobenzene backbone of the polymer create a strong film that is chemically inert to acid, base, and ketone exposure.
- In fact, a large proportion of carcinogens is chemically inert and requires metabolic activation to exert their detrimental effects.
- Gases that reach the stratosphere can remain there for many years, particularly if they are chemically inert.
- By surrounding hot metals with inert argon, the metals are protected from potential oxidation by oxygen in the air.
- If some of the components of this system chemically react with each other then the inert substance dispersing the reactants is the inert solvent.
- Neon is the second element in Group 18 of the periodic table, a group of elements known as the inert or noble gases.
- Bromine even reacts with relatively inert elements such as platinum and palladium.
- Mars's atmosphere is completely inert, no chemical reactions could go on there.
- Both types of polymer contain strong C-F bonds and are thermally stable, chemically inert and ‘non-stick’, because of the low affinity of fluorine for other materials.
- Furthermore, the rapid expansion of cold gases forced hot, oxygenated air from the waste pile and replaced it with chemically inert nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
- But a fine grain of plutonium - a chemically inert metal - never dissolves.
- Because it is chemically inert, helium was not identified on Earth until some time later, in 1895.
- Normally it is said that gold has no biochemical purpose, because it is chemically inert.
- Precious metals are elements that are rare in the Earth's crust, are attractive to look at, and are chemically quite inert.
- Like other elements in Group 18, krypton is chemically inert.
- Since argon is chemically inert, there is no tissue carbonization.
- Fluorine is so reactive that it forms compounds with the noble gases, which were thought to be chemically inert.
- Airborne CFCs, which were relatively inert near Earth's surface, were being decomposed by sunlight in the upper atmosphere, releasing free chlorine atoms.
- Niobium is a relatively inert element, although it does react with oxygen and concentrated acids at high temperatures.
- The nitrogen we breathe is chemically inert and takes no part in the chemical or metabolic reactions in the body.
Synonyms
chemically inactive

Derivatives

inertly

adverb ɪˈnəːtliɪˈnərtli

Barbaro is seen clearly distressed and confused, the lower part of his injured leg flopping inertly.
Example sentencesExamples
- The local is thus not conceived as existing inertly against a backdrop of global forces, but rather as constructed through this dynamic.
- One hand splayed inertly before her while the other clenched tightly beneath her abdomen.
- Collective memory is a people's heritage and also its energy; it does not merely sit there inertly, but it must be activated as part of a people's identity and sense of its own prerogative… to understand who we are and what we are doing.
- When the two walked inside, they saw Kalent still sitting on the floor asleep and Cerinnae resting inertly on the bed.

inertness

noun ɪˈnəːtnəsɪˈnərtnəs

I shook off my inertness and reached out to touch her arm.
Example sentencesExamples
- And on a larger scale, the entire universe in sixty million years can expect only a winding down into inertness due to the law of entropy.
- Once again, gold performs this duty well because of its extreme inertness: the glitter and purity of a gold coin do not diminish over time.
- It is insoluble in water and it has a relative chemical inertness.
- Titanium has become the material of choice for implantable devices because of its strength, weight, and inertness to body fluids.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin iners, inert- 'unskilled, inactive', from in- (expressing negation) + ars, art- 'skill, art'.

art from Middle English:
Originally art was simply ‘skill at doing something’. Its use in the modern sense dates from the early 17th century. The word comes from Latin ars, from a base which meant ‘to put together, join, or fit’. There are many related words which stress the more practical roots of the word. These include artefact (early 19th century) from Latin arte factum ‘something made by art’; artifice (Late Middle English) from the same roots; and artisan from the Latin for ‘instructed in the arts’. The phrase art for art's sake conveys the idea that the chief or only aim of a work of art is the self-expression of the artist who creates it. It was the slogan of the Aesthetic Movement, which flourished in England during the 1880s. The Latin version of the phrase, ars gratia artis, is the motto of the film company MGM, and appears around the roaring lion in its famous logo. Art deco, was shortened from French art décoratif ‘decorative art’, from the 1925 Exhibition title Exposition des Arts décoratifs in Paris. Latin iners which gives us inert (mid 17th century) and inertia (early 18th century) meant ‘unskilled, inactive’, and was formed as the opposite of ars.

Rhymes

advert, alert, animadvert, assert, avert, Bert, blurt, Burt, cert, chert, concert, controvert, convert, curt, desert, dessert, dirt, divert, exert, flirt, girt, hurt, insert, introvert, Kurt, malapert, overt, pert, quirt, shirt, skirt, spirt, spurt, squirt, Sturt, subvert, vert, wort, yurt

Definition of inert in US English:

inert

adjectiveiˈnərtɪˈnərt

1Lacking the ability or strength to move.
she lay inert in her bed
Example sentencesExamples
- Two hours later, we watched through glass as her inert body was wheeled into the intensive care recovery.
- It's long been suggested that Britain is a country of inert fools who do nothing more than sit in front of the TV.
- ‘We're looking for people who in 15 minutes can make an inert audience move,’ explains Jonny Rocket, who, with his wife Lisa, has organised the free event.
- He glanced over his shoulder, then spun completely around to stare at the inert body crumpled on the asphalt a few feet behind him.
- Another man strode by with the inert body of a young child in his arms.
Synonyms
unmoving, motionless, immobile, still, stock-still, stationary, static, dormant, sleeping
1. 1.1 Lacking vigor.
  an inert political system
  Example sentencesExamples
  After all, the image of politically inert women reinforces cherished myths about motherhood.
  So is it just an unwillingness on the part of an inert legal community in this country that the jury system has not been adequately researched?
  Yet post-modern politics is remarkably inert in the face of the challenge of constructing a new kind of state.
  Our political parties are inert, and that's the reason behind the emergence of the radical groups which are filling in the political vacuum.
  Meanwhile, the intention is to turn whole command and control agencies into passive, inert organisms.
  Synonyms
  lethargic, enervated, lackadaisical, spiritless, unenergetic, lifeless, vigourless, lacking energy, limp, effete
2. 1.2 Chemically inactive.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Niobium is a relatively inert element, although it does react with oxygen and concentrated acids at high temperatures.
  Bromine even reacts with relatively inert elements such as platinum and palladium.
  The nitrogen we breathe is chemically inert and takes no part in the chemical or metabolic reactions in the body.
  Both types of polymer contain strong C-F bonds and are thermally stable, chemically inert and ‘non-stick’, because of the low affinity of fluorine for other materials.
  Fluorine is so reactive that it forms compounds with the noble gases, which were thought to be chemically inert.
  Furthermore, the rapid expansion of cold gases forced hot, oxygenated air from the waste pile and replaced it with chemically inert nitrogen and carbon dioxide.
  Precious metals are elements that are rare in the Earth's crust, are attractive to look at, and are chemically quite inert.
  Airborne CFCs, which were relatively inert near Earth's surface, were being decomposed by sunlight in the upper atmosphere, releasing free chlorine atoms.
  Mars's atmosphere is completely inert, no chemical reactions could go on there.
  Because it is chemically inert, helium was not identified on Earth until some time later, in 1895.
  But a fine grain of plutonium - a chemically inert metal - never dissolves.
  Like other elements in Group 18, krypton is chemically inert.
  If some of the components of this system chemically react with each other then the inert substance dispersing the reactants is the inert solvent.
  Normally it is said that gold has no biochemical purpose, because it is chemically inert.
  Intramolecular forces in the chlorobenzene backbone of the polymer create a strong film that is chemically inert to acid, base, and ketone exposure.
  Neon is the second element in Group 18 of the periodic table, a group of elements known as the inert or noble gases.
  By surrounding hot metals with inert argon, the metals are protected from potential oxidation by oxygen in the air.
  In fact, a large proportion of carcinogens is chemically inert and requires metabolic activation to exert their detrimental effects.
  Since argon is chemically inert, there is no tissue carbonization.
  Gases that reach the stratosphere can remain there for many years, particularly if they are chemically inert.
  Synonyms
  chemically inactive

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin iners, inert- ‘unskilled, inactive’, from in- (expressing negation) + ars, art- ‘skill, art’.

单词	inert
释义	Definition of inert in English: inert adjective ɪˈnəːtɪˈnərt 1Lacking the ability or strength to move. she lay inert in her bed Example sentencesExamples ‘We're looking for people who in 15 minutes can make an inert audience move,’ explains Jonny Rocket, who, with his wife Lisa, has organised the free event. It's long been suggested that Britain is a country of inert fools who do nothing more than sit in front of the TV. He glanced over his shoulder, then spun completely around to stare at the inert body crumpled on the asphalt a few feet behind him. Two hours later, we watched through glass as her inert body was wheeled into the intensive care recovery. Another man strode by with the inert body of a young child in his arms. Synonyms unmoving, motionless, immobile, still, stock-still, stationary, static, dormant, sleeping unconscious, out cold, comatose, lifeless, inanimate, insensible, senseless, insensate, insentient inactive, idle, indolent, slack, lazy, loafing, slothful, dull, sluggish, lethargic, stagnant, languid, listless, torpid unconcerned, apathetic, indifferent informal dead to the world French archaic fainéant rare soporose, soporous, otiose 1.1 Lacking vigour. an inert political system Example sentencesExamples Meanwhile, the intention is to turn whole command and control agencies into passive, inert organisms. So is it just an unwillingness on the part of an inert legal community in this country that the jury system has not been adequately researched? Our political parties are inert, and that's the reason behind the emergence of the radical groups which are filling in the political vacuum. After all, the image of politically inert women reinforces cherished myths about motherhood. Yet post-modern politics is remarkably inert in the face of the challenge of constructing a new kind of state. Synonyms lethargic, enervated, lackadaisical, spiritless, unenergetic, lifeless, vigourless, lacking energy, limp, effete 2Chemically inactive. Example sentencesExamples Intramolecular forces in the chlorobenzene backbone of the polymer create a strong film that is chemically inert to acid, base, and ketone exposure. In fact, a large proportion of carcinogens is chemically inert and requires metabolic activation to exert their detrimental effects. Gases that reach the stratosphere can remain there for many years, particularly if they are chemically inert. By surrounding hot metals with inert argon, the metals are protected from potential oxidation by oxygen in the air. If some of the components of this system chemically react with each other then the inert substance dispersing the reactants is the inert solvent. Neon is the second element in Group 18 of the periodic table, a group of elements known as the inert or noble gases. Bromine even reacts with relatively inert elements such as platinum and palladium. Mars's atmosphere is completely inert, no chemical reactions could go on there. Both types of polymer contain strong C-F bonds and are thermally stable, chemically inert and ‘non-stick’, because of the low affinity of fluorine for other materials. Furthermore, the rapid expansion of cold gases forced hot, oxygenated air from the waste pile and replaced it with chemically inert nitrogen and carbon dioxide. But a fine grain of plutonium - a chemically inert metal - never dissolves. Because it is chemically inert, helium was not identified on Earth until some time later, in 1895. Normally it is said that gold has no biochemical purpose, because it is chemically inert. Precious metals are elements that are rare in the Earth's crust, are attractive to look at, and are chemically quite inert. Like other elements in Group 18, krypton is chemically inert. Since argon is chemically inert, there is no tissue carbonization. Fluorine is so reactive that it forms compounds with the noble gases, which were thought to be chemically inert. Airborne CFCs, which were relatively inert near Earth's surface, were being decomposed by sunlight in the upper atmosphere, releasing free chlorine atoms. Niobium is a relatively inert element, although it does react with oxygen and concentrated acids at high temperatures. The nitrogen we breathe is chemically inert and takes no part in the chemical or metabolic reactions in the body. Synonyms chemically inactive Derivatives inertly adverb ɪˈnəːtliɪˈnərtli Barbaro is seen clearly distressed and confused, the lower part of his injured leg flopping inertly. Example sentencesExamples The local is thus not conceived as existing inertly against a backdrop of global forces, but rather as constructed through this dynamic. One hand splayed inertly before her while the other clenched tightly beneath her abdomen. Collective memory is a people's heritage and also its energy; it does not merely sit there inertly, but it must be activated as part of a people's identity and sense of its own prerogative… to understand who we are and what we are doing. When the two walked inside, they saw Kalent still sitting on the floor asleep and Cerinnae resting inertly on the bed. inertness noun ɪˈnəːtnəsɪˈnərtnəs I shook off my inertness and reached out to touch her arm. Example sentencesExamples And on a larger scale, the entire universe in sixty million years can expect only a winding down into inertness due to the law of entropy. Once again, gold performs this duty well because of its extreme inertness: the glitter and purity of a gold coin do not diminish over time. It is insoluble in water and it has a relative chemical inertness. Titanium has become the material of choice for implantable devices because of its strength, weight, and inertness to body fluids. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin iners, inert- 'unskilled, inactive', from in- (expressing negation) + ars, art- 'skill, art'. art from Middle English: Originally art was simply ‘skill at doing something’. Its use in the modern sense dates from the early 17th century. The word comes from Latin ars, from a base which meant ‘to put together, join, or fit’. There are many related words which stress the more practical roots of the word. These include artefact (early 19th century) from Latin arte factum ‘something made by art’; artifice (Late Middle English) from the same roots; and artisan from the Latin for ‘instructed in the arts’. The phrase art for art's sake conveys the idea that the chief or only aim of a work of art is the self-expression of the artist who creates it. It was the slogan of the Aesthetic Movement, which flourished in England during the 1880s. The Latin version of the phrase, ars gratia artis, is the motto of the film company MGM, and appears around the roaring lion in its famous logo. Art deco, was shortened from French art décoratif ‘decorative art’, from the 1925 Exhibition title Exposition des Arts décoratifs in Paris. Latin iners which gives us inert (mid 17th century) and inertia (early 18th century) meant ‘unskilled, inactive’, and was formed as the opposite of ars. Rhymes advert, alert, animadvert, assert, avert, Bert, blurt, Burt, cert, chert, concert, controvert, convert, curt, desert, dessert, dirt, divert, exert, flirt, girt, hurt, insert, introvert, Kurt, malapert, overt, pert, quirt, shirt, skirt, spirt, spurt, squirt, Sturt, subvert, vert, wort, yurt Definition of inert in US English: inert adjectiveiˈnərtɪˈnərt 1Lacking the ability or strength to move. she lay inert in her bed Example sentencesExamples Two hours later, we watched through glass as her inert body was wheeled into the intensive care recovery. It's long been suggested that Britain is a country of inert fools who do nothing more than sit in front of the TV. ‘We're looking for people who in 15 minutes can make an inert audience move,’ explains Jonny Rocket, who, with his wife Lisa, has organised the free event. He glanced over his shoulder, then spun completely around to stare at the inert body crumpled on the asphalt a few feet behind him. Another man strode by with the inert body of a young child in his arms. Synonyms unmoving, motionless, immobile, still, stock-still, stationary, static, dormant, sleeping 1.1 Lacking vigor. an inert political system Example sentencesExamples After all, the image of politically inert women reinforces cherished myths about motherhood. So is it just an unwillingness on the part of an inert legal community in this country that the jury system has not been adequately researched? Yet post-modern politics is remarkably inert in the face of the challenge of constructing a new kind of state. Our political parties are inert, and that's the reason behind the emergence of the radical groups which are filling in the political vacuum. Meanwhile, the intention is to turn whole command and control agencies into passive, inert organisms. Synonyms lethargic, enervated, lackadaisical, spiritless, unenergetic, lifeless, vigourless, lacking energy, limp, effete 1.2 Chemically inactive. Example sentencesExamples Niobium is a relatively inert element, although it does react with oxygen and concentrated acids at high temperatures. Bromine even reacts with relatively inert elements such as platinum and palladium. The nitrogen we breathe is chemically inert and takes no part in the chemical or metabolic reactions in the body. Both types of polymer contain strong C-F bonds and are thermally stable, chemically inert and ‘non-stick’, because of the low affinity of fluorine for other materials. Fluorine is so reactive that it forms compounds with the noble gases, which were thought to be chemically inert. Furthermore, the rapid expansion of cold gases forced hot, oxygenated air from the waste pile and replaced it with chemically inert nitrogen and carbon dioxide. Precious metals are elements that are rare in the Earth's crust, are attractive to look at, and are chemically quite inert. Airborne CFCs, which were relatively inert near Earth's surface, were being decomposed by sunlight in the upper atmosphere, releasing free chlorine atoms. Mars's atmosphere is completely inert, no chemical reactions could go on there. Because it is chemically inert, helium was not identified on Earth until some time later, in 1895. But a fine grain of plutonium - a chemically inert metal - never dissolves. Like other elements in Group 18, krypton is chemically inert. If some of the components of this system chemically react with each other then the inert substance dispersing the reactants is the inert solvent. Normally it is said that gold has no biochemical purpose, because it is chemically inert. Intramolecular forces in the chlorobenzene backbone of the polymer create a strong film that is chemically inert to acid, base, and ketone exposure. Neon is the second element in Group 18 of the periodic table, a group of elements known as the inert or noble gases. By surrounding hot metals with inert argon, the metals are protected from potential oxidation by oxygen in the air. In fact, a large proportion of carcinogens is chemically inert and requires metabolic activation to exert their detrimental effects. Since argon is chemically inert, there is no tissue carbonization. Gases that reach the stratosphere can remain there for many years, particularly if they are chemically inert. Synonyms chemically inactive Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin iners, inert- ‘unskilled, inactive’, from in- (expressing negation) + ars, art- ‘skill, art’.
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