Inert Definition & Meaning
inert
- adjective
- unable to move or resist motion
- having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"
- slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"
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- What does inert mean?
- unable to move or resist motion having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction" slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"
- What part of speech is inert?
- Inert is an adjective.
- How many definitions does inert have?
- Inert has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).