"inert" meaning in English

See inert in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈɜːt/ [UK], /ɪˈnɜːt/ [UK], /ɪnˈɝt/ [US], /ənˈɝt/ [US], /ɪˈnɝt/ [US] Audio: En-us-inert.ogg [US] Forms: more inert [comparative], most inert [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t Etymology: From French inerte, from Latin iners (“inactive, inert”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂er-}}, {{uder|en|fr|inerte}} French inerte, {{uder|en|la|iners||inactive, inert}} Latin iners (“inactive, inert”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} inert (comparative more inert, superlative most inert)
  1. Unable to move or act; inanimate. Synonyms (unable to move or act): dormant Translations (unable to move or act): инертен (inerten) (Bulgarian), inert (Catalan), træg (Danish), liikuntakyvytön (Finnish), träge (German), inerte (Italian), bezwładny (Polish), inerte (Portuguese), nehybný (Slovak), inerte (Spanish), matigal (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-inert-en-adj-hCXf0S~L Disambiguation of 'unable to move or act': 95 0 3 1 Disambiguation of 'unable to move or act': 95 0 3 1
  2. Sluggish or lethargic. Translations (sluggish or lethargic): муден (muden) (Bulgarian), вял (vjal) (Bulgarian), inert (Catalan), træg (Danish), veltto (Finnish), träge (German), inerte (Italian), iners (Latin), pateko (Maori), bezwładny (Polish), inerte (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-inert-en-adj-xrBMsFKR Disambiguation of 'sluggish or lethargic': 0 99 0 0
  3. (chemistry) Not readily reacting with other elements or compounds. Categories (topical): Chemistry Synonyms (not readily reacting): unreactive Translations (in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds): خَامِل (ḵāmil) [masculine] (Arabic), իներտ (inert) (Armenian), инертен (inerten) (Bulgarian), inert (Catalan), inertní (Czech), netečný (Czech), reagoimaton (Finnish), inertti (Finnish), inerte (Italian), lengai (Malay), tauhohekore (Maori), obojętny (Polish), bierny (Polish), inertný (Slovak), inerte (Spanish), matigal (Tagalog), trơ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-inert-en-adj-zxxjvllq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 1 41 4 29 15 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 12 1 36 7 25 20 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'not readily reacting': 3 0 95 2 Disambiguation of 'in chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds': 2 0 97 1
  4. Having no therapeutic action. Translations (having no therapeutic action): inaktiv (German)
    Sense id: en-inert-en-adj-BrzJKuxW Disambiguation of 'having no therapeutic action': 1 0 1 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: motionless, inactive, stationary Derived forms: inert gas, inertly, practico-inert Related terms: inertia

Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈɜːt/ [UK], /ɪˈnɜːt/ [UK], /ɪnˈɝt/ [US], /ənˈɝt/ [US], /ɪˈnɝt/ [US] Audio: En-us-inert.ogg [US] Forms: inerts [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t Etymology: From French inerte, from Latin iners (“inactive, inert”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂er-}}, {{uder|en|fr|inerte}} French inerte, {{uder|en|la|iners||inactive, inert}} Latin iners (“inactive, inert”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} inert (plural inerts)
  1. (chemistry) A substance that does not react chemically. Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-inert-en-noun-~RhJfufX Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈɜːt/ [UK], /ɪˈnɜːt/ [UK], /ɪnˈɝt/ [US], /ənˈɝt/ [US], /ɪˈnɝt/ [US] Audio: En-us-inert.ogg [US] Forms: inerts [present, singular, third-person], inerting [participle, present], inerted [participle, past], inerted [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t Etymology: From French inerte, from Latin iners (“inactive, inert”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂er-}}, {{uder|en|fr|inerte}} French inerte, {{uder|en|la|iners||inactive, inert}} Latin iners (“inactive, inert”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} inert (third-person singular simple present inerts, present participle inerting, simple past and past participle inerted)
  1. To fill with an inert gas to reduce the risk of explosion.
    Sense id: en-inert-en-verb-OGTXEjc5

Inflected forms

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