Inert vs Listless - What's the difference?
inert | listless | 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.
Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.
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Inert is a related term of listless.
As adjectives the difference between inert and listless
is that inert is unable to move or act; inanimate while listless is lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.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
* * * * * ----listless
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Adjective
(en adjective)- I passed whole days on the lake alone in a little boat, watching the clouds and listening to the rippling of the waves, silent and listless .
- What an entirely different set of beings were those Stokesley children in lesson-time. . . . Poor, listless , stolid, deplorable logs, with bowed backs and crossed ankles, pipy voices and heavy eyes!
- The scene with Mrs. Wallace had broken his spirit, and he was listless now, indifferent to what happened.
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- “Listless , inattentive, distracted,” he recited. “A daydreamer. Tries his best, but is too slow.”