Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inertitude

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-er-ti-tude
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inertness; inertia.

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I know it was a dangerous experiment to send military amongst them in the night time, but it is equally necessary to be firm and courteous and forbearing, and if my information had been true, inertitude would have been criminal."
"So, if it were possible to place an orb quietly in some particular part of space, where it would be equally free from the attractive influence of every one of the celestial systems, it would, from the same tendency to inertitude, remain quiescent and at rest for ever."

Etymology

From inert + -itude.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: inert

Usage

Questions

What does inertitude mean?: Inertness; inertia.
Where does inertitude come from?: From inert + -itude.

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