physical inertness
Roget category 172
1. Words expressing abstract relations› 1.8. Causation
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#172.
Physical Inertness
noun
inertness,
dullness
etc.
adj. —
inertia,
vis inertiae [Lat.],
inertion†,
inactivity,
torpor,
languor —
quiescence
etc.
265 —
latency,
inaction —
passivity.
mental inertness —
sloth
etc.
(inactivity)
683 —
inexcitability
etc.
826† —
irresolution
etc.
605 —
obstinacy
etc.
606 —
permanence
etc.
141.
rare gas,
paraffin,
noble metal,
unreactivity.
verb
be inert
etc.
adj. —
hang fire,
smolder.
adjective
inert,
inactive,
passive —
torpid
etc.
683 —
sluggish,
dull,
heavy,
flat,
slack,
tame,
slow,
blunt —
unreactive —
lifeless,
dead,
uninfluential†.
latent,
dormant,
smoldering,
unexerted†.
adverb
inactively
etc.
adj. —
in suspense,
in abeyance.
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