Inert vs Leaden - What's the difference?
inert | leaden | Related terms |
Unable to move or act; inanimate.
Sluggish or lethargic.
In chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds.
Having no therapeutic action.
(dated) Made of lead.
Pertaining to or resembling lead; heavy, grey, sluggish.
* Ode to a Nightingale , John Keats
Dull; darkened with overcast.
* 1999: Stardust , Neil Gaiman, page 31 (2001 Perennial paperback edition)
Inert is a related term of leaden.
As adjectives the difference between inert and leaden
is that inert is unable to move or act; inanimate while leaden is (dated) made of lead.As a noun inert
is (chemistry) a substance that does not react chemically.inert
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(en adjective)Derived terms
* inert gas * inertlySee also
* inertiaAnagrams
* * * * * ----leaden
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Adjective
(en adjective)- "Where but to think is to be full of sorrow And leaden-eyed despairs, Where Beauty cannot keep her lustrous eyes, Or new Love pine at them beyond to-morrow."
- the sky was leaden and thick
- "It was at the end of February..., when the world was cold..., when icy rains fell from the leaden skies in continual drizzling showers."