Inertness (Noun)
Meaning
Immobility by virtue of being inert.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The sedative's effects left the patient with a noticeable inertness, making it difficult for her to respond to her surroundings.
- The astronauts were surprised by the inertness of the spacecraft's control panel, which remained still despite their frantic efforts to reactivate it.
- After being hit by a tranquilizer dart, the deer displayed complete inertness, its limbs locked in place and unable to move.
- The city's public transportation system had fallen into a state of inertness due to a strike by the union, leaving thousands of commuters stranded.
- As the cold seeped in, the pilot's hands and feet began to lose all sensation, their inertness a precursor to hypothermia.