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acquiescent
English
Etymology
From Latin acquiescens, -entis; present participle.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /æ?kwi.?sn?t/
Adjective
acquiescent (comparative more acquiescent, superlative most acquiescent)
- willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
- resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit
Synonyms
- (conceding to a sin or crime): complicit
Derived terms
- acquiescently
Related terms
Translations
See also
- quiescent
References
- acquiescent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
French
Verb
acquiescent
- third-person plural present indicative of acquiescer
- third-person plural present subjunctive of acquiescer
Latin
Verb
acqui?scent
- third-person plural future active indicative of acqui?sc?
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inert
English
Etymology
From French inerte, from Latin iners (“inactive, inert”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?n??t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
Adjective
inert (comparative more inert, superlative most inert)
- Unable to move or act; inanimate.
- In chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds.
- Having no therapeutic action.
Synonyms
- (unable to move or act): dormant, motionless; see also Thesaurus:inactive or Thesaurus:stationary
- (not readily reacting): unreactive
Derived terms
- inert gas
- inertly
Translations
See also
- inertia
Noun
inert (plural inerts)
- (chemistry) A substance that does not react chemically.
Verb
inert (third-person singular simple present inerts, present participle inerting, simple past and past participle inerted)
- To fill with an inert gas to reduce the risk of explosion.
Anagrams
- -retin, -retin-, Inter, Terni, Tiner, inter, inter-, niter, nitre, riten., terin, trine
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin iners.
Adjective
inert (feminine inerta, masculine plural inerts, feminine plural inertes)
- inert
Derived terms
- gas inert
- inertament
Related terms
- inèrcia
Further reading
- “inert” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “inert” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “inert” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “inert” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
inert (comparative inerter, superlative am inertesten)
- inert
Declension
Further reading
- “inert” in Duden online
Romanian
Etymology
From French inerte, from Latin iners.
Adjective
inert m or n (feminine singular inert?, masculine plural iner?i, feminine and neuter plural inerte)
- inert
Declension
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