inert

inert is a 5-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion; as, matter is inert. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 6 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion; as, matter is inert.
2. adjective. Indisposed to move or act; very slow to act; sluggish; dull; inactive; indolent; lifeless.
3. adjective. Not having or manifesting active properties; not affecting other substances when brought in contact with them; powerless for an expected or desired effect.
4. adjective. slow and apathetic

   "she was fat and inert"

   "a sluggish worker"

   Synonyms: sluggish, soggy, torpid

5. adjective. unable to move or resist motion
6. adjective. having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

   "inert matter"

   "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"

   Synonyms: indifferent, neutral

Synonyms

sluggish, soggy, torpid, indifferent, neutral

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in inert:

inter, niter, nitre, retin, trine

Common word forms

inerts, inertly, inertness

Words from these letters

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