INERTNESS

inertness

(noun) immobility by virtue of being inert

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

inertness (usually uncountable, plural inertnesses)

Lack of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion

Synonyms: sluggishness, apathy, insensibility

Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia.

(chemistry) Quality of being unreactive with other chemical compounds or elements.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


In*ert"ness, n.

1. Want of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion; sluggishness; apathy; insensibility. Glanvill. Laziness and inertness of mind. Burke.

2. Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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