inert

Definitions


[ɪˈnəːt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- lacking the ability or strength to move
(e.g: she lay inert in her bed)

- chemically inactive


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin iners, inert- ‘unskilled, inactive’, from in- (expressing negation) + ars, art- ‘skill, art’




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