inertness

== English == === Etymology === From inert +‎ -ness. === Pronunciation === === Noun === inertness (usually uncountable, plural inertnesses) Lack of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion Synonyms: sluggishness, apathy, insensibility Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia. (chemistry) Quality of being unreactive with other chemical compounds or elements. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “inertness”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “inertness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === tennisers