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What does the word inertia mean?

Part of speech: noun

The state of being inert.

Part of speech: noun

That property of matter by virtue of which it continues at rest or in motion unless acted on by some force outside of itself.

Usage examples for inertia

The content of consciousness includes the Will- the unrest of consciousness in its actual situation, a dissatisfaction with its state of inertia, and a movement towards some End. – An Interpretation of Rudolf Eucken's Philosophy by W. Tudor Jones
I resisted nothing except by inertia. – Lore of Proserpine by Maurice Hewlett