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inertia definition and meaning

n. That property of matter by which it tends when at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in motion, and in the same straight line or direction, unless acted on by some external force; -- sometimes called vis inertiae.
n. Inertness; indisposition to motion, exertion, or action; want of energy; sluggishness.
n. Want of activity; sluggishness; -- said especially of the uterus, when, in labor, its contractions have nearly or wholly ceased.

Crossword clues for inertia

- A tendency to do nothing
- A tinier shift in resistance to movement
- Disinclination to move or act
- I put new trainer right off with my inability to move
- Inactivity
- indolence
- Irate in a way due to immobility
- Lack of energy
- Lack of movement causes a tinier adjustment
- Lack of movement seen in diner, Tiananmen Square
- Lethargy
- Reluctance to move
- Retina damaged after I showed resistance to change
- Sluggishness
- Somehow I retain apathy