inert
UK/ɪnˈɜːt//ɪnˈɝt/
inert adjective: unable to move or act; inanimate.
Adjective
inert (comparative more inert, superlative most inert)
- Unable to move or act; inanimate.
- "As for the other forms of magic, previous systems of magic are now accessible if one knows how to do so, though no human alive should know how. This does mean some magical objects and wands rendered inert by previous changes will work again."2018 February 21, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Wednesday, Feb 21, 2018
- Sluggish or lethargic.
- Not readily reacting with other elements or compounds.
- Synonyms:
- unreactive
- Having no therapeutic action.
Noun
inert (plural inerts)
- A substance that does not react chemically.
Verb
inert (third-person singular simple present inerts, present participle inerting, simple past and past participle inerted)
inert meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
inert in Hindi
- unable to move or act
- निष्क्रिय niṣkriya
- sluggish or lethargic
- निष्क्रिय niṣkriya, शिथिल śithil
inert in Tamil
- சடமான, சடத்தன்மையுள்ள, செயலாற்றலற்ற, செயலற்ற, மிக மெதுவான, மந்தமான
inert in Urdu
- inert
- جڑ jaṛ
inert in Bengali
- নিষ্ক্রিয়, জড়, অলস
More languagesFewer languages
- inert in Malayalam
- അനങ്ങാത്ത, ചുണകെട്ട, നിർജീവമായ, നിശ്ചേഷ്ടം
- inert in Kannada
- ಚುರುಕಿಲ್ಲದ, ಮದಡು, ಮಂಕುಹಿಡಿದ, ಹಂದಲಾಗದ
- inert in Tagalog
- matigal
- inert in Arabic
- خَامِل ḵāmil
- inert in Malay
- lengai
- inert in Thai
- นิ่ง nîng, เฉื่อย chʉ̀ai
- inert in Vietnamese
- trơ
Examples of inert in a sentence
- Plans for the next phase include furnaces capable of inert atmospheres and partial vacuums.
- These relatively inert materials simply collect within the biomass and can sometimes gradually become bioconcretions.
- Is there a compromise between too much oxygen and too much inert gas?
Synonyms of inert
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Forms of inert
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more inert |
| superlative | most inert |
| Noun | |
| plural | inerts |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | inerts |
| present participle | inerting |
| past participle | inerted |
| past | inerted |
Origin of inert
From French inerte, from Latin iners (“inactive, inert”).
Words formed from inert
Phrases with inert
Words that rhyme with inert
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- pervert
- advert
- alert
- divert
- avert
- concert
- deconvert
- girt
- lirt
- shirt
- spurt
- subvert
- vert
- wort
- blurt
- chert
- curt
- desert
- dessert
- exert
- introvert
- Leaving Cert
- overt
- red alert
- sturt
- wert
- ambivert
- ambiverts
- apert
- Baie Verte
- begirt
- BERT
- birt
- dissert
- extrovert
- gert
- gurt
- insert
- Kurt
- pirate shirt
- poet shirt
- puffball skirt
- quirt
- reassert
- smirt
- unalert
- unhurt
- wedding shirt
Questions about inert
- What does inert mean?
- Inert means unable to move or act; inanimate.
- What is inert in Hindi?
- Inert in Hindi is निष्क्रिय (niṣkriya), शिथिल (śithil). See Inert meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is inert?
- Inert can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce inert?
- Inert is pronounced /ɪnˈɜːt/ (UK).
Words near inert in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: inert (page history and authors); inert (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); جڑ (Urdu) (page history and authors); Inert (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inert (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); inert (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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