having only a limited ability to react chemically; not active; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"
disapproval If you describe something as inert, you are criticizing it because it is not very lively or interesting. The novel itself remains oddly inert
slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"
An inert substance is one which does not react with other substances. inert gases like neon and argon
Someone or something that is inert does not move at all. He covered the inert body with a blanket
Not having or manifesting active properties; not affecting other substances when brought in contact with them; powerless for an expected or desired effect