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 — noun see inert …   New Collegiate 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 / nɜːr n. motionlessness, inactivity; sluggishness, slowness …   English contemporary dictionary