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inertness

/ˌɪnˈɝtnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
in-ert-ness
IPA
/ˌɪnˈɝtnəs/
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion

Uncountable

noun

Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia.

Uncountable

noun

Quality of being unreactive with other chemical compounds or elements.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English inert Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English inertness From inert + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

inertnesses (plural)

Derived Forms

bioinertness

Synonyms

sluggishness apathy insensibility

Rhymes With

alertness

Questions

How do you pronounce inertness?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnˈɝtnəs/.
What does inertness mean?
Lack of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion
Where does inertness come from?
Etymology tree English inert Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English inertness From inert + -ness.

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