Inertness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Inertness \In*ert"ness\, n.
     1. Lack of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to
        action or motion; sluggishness; apathy; insensibility.
        --Glanvill.
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              Laziness and inertness of mind. --Burke.
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     2. Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inertness
       n : immobility by virtue of being inert