Adj. 1. inert - unable to move or resist motion nonmoving, unmoving - not in motion
2. inert - having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction" neutral, indifferent chemical science, chemistry - the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions unreactive - (chemistry) not reacting chemically
3. inert - slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age" torpid, sluggish, soggy inactive - not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
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2. dull, dry, boring, plain, static, commonplace, tedious, dreary, tiresome, lifeless, monotonous, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, unimaginative, uninteresting, vapid, torpid The novel itself remains oddly inert.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
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