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Antonyms for inertness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-urt, ih-nurt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈɜrt, ɪˈnɜrt



Definition of inertness

Origin :
  • 1660s, from inert + -ness.
  • noun inaction
Example sentences :
  • Yet simultaneously he derided himself for the inertness of his imagination.
  • Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
  • For, the great enemy of knowledge is not error, but inertness.
  • Extract from : « History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3 » by Henry Thomas Buckle
  • It mattered little to her that inertness really was the reason for that peace.
  • Extract from : « Rich Man, Poor Man » by Maximilian Foster
  • It shows that the trouble lies in the inertness of established habit.
  • Extract from : « Human Nature and Conduct » by John Dewey
  • The inertness of the young Sultan was not from want of will or zeal.
  • Extract from : « The Prince of India, Volume II » by Lew. Wallace
  • It is a fair type of the inertness of the people of that region at the time.
  • Extract from : « The Boys of '61 » by Charles Carleton Coffin.
  • Three sisters of ill repute: inertness, grudging, closefistedness.
  • Extract from : « The Triads of Ireland » by Kuno Meyer
  • I exclaimed, startled for the moment out of the inertness that paralyzed my brain.
  • Extract from : « The Red Symbol » by John Ironside
  • And the reaction and fatigue together stunned him into inertness.
  • Extract from : « The Boy With the U. S. Foresters » by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
  • But after a few days he became uneasy at his brother's inertness of mind and body.
  • Extract from : « Prisoners » by Mary Cholmondeley

Synonyms for inertness

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