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Immobility by virtue of being inert
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inertness
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Inertness \In*ert"ness\, n. Lack of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion; sluggishness; apathy; insensibility. --Glanvill. Laziness and inertness of mind. --Burke. Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Want of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion; sluggishness; apathy; insensibility. 2 Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia. 3 (context chemistry English) Quality of being unreactive with other chemical compounds or ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1660s, from inert + -ness .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. immobility by virtue of being inert
Usage examples of inertness.
I may, however, call your attention, briefly, to the singular fact, that English and American practitioners are apt to accuse French medical practice of inertness, and French surgical practice of unnecessary activity.