inertia
English Thesaurus
1. a disposition to remain inactive or inert (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | trait, |
| definition | : | a distinguishing feature of your personal nature (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | restfulness, |
| definition | : | the attribute of being restful (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | passiveness, passivity, |
| definition | : | the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | indolence, laziness, |
| definition | : | inactivity resulting from a dislike of work (noun.attribute) |
2. (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain its state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | mechanical phenomenon, |
| definition | : | a physical phenomenon associated with the equilibrium or motion of objects (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | moment of inertia, |
| definition | : | the tendency of a body to resist angular acceleration (noun.phenomenon) |
| domain category | : | natural philosophy, physics, |
| definition | : | the science of matter and energy and their interactions (noun.cognition) |
3. a disposition to remain inactive or inert (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | activeness, activity, |
| definition | : | the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | inactive, |
| definition | : | not active physically or mentally (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | inactive, passive, |
| definition | : | lacking in energy or will (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | activeness, activity, |
| definition | : | the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | inactive, |
| definition | : | not active physically or mentally (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | inactive, passive, |
| definition | : | lacking in energy or will (adj.all) |
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