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stagnant

[ stag-nuhnt ]
/ ˈstæg nənt /
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adjective

not flowing or running, as water, air, etc.
stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water.
characterized by lack of development, advancement, or progressive movement: a stagnant economy.
inactive, sluggish, or dull.

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RELATED WORDS

dormant, stationary, lifeless, idle, inactive, static, listless, sluggish, brackish, dead, filthy, foul, immobile, inert, passive, putrid, quiet, stale, standing, still

Nearby words

staging area, staging post, stagira, stagirite, stagiritic, stagnant, stagnant anoxia, stagnantly, stagnate, stagnation, stagnation mastitis

Origin of stagnant

1660–70; < Latin stāgnant- (stem of stāgnāns), present participle of stāgnāre to stagnate; see -ant

Related forms

stag·nan·cy, stag·nance, nounstag·nant·ly, adverbun·stag·nant, adjectiveun·stag·nant·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for stagnant

stagnant

/ (ˈstæɡnənt) /

adjective

(of water, etc) standing still; without flow or current
brackish and foul from standing still
stale, sluggish, or dull from inaction
not growing or developing; static

Derived Forms

stagnancy or stagnance, nounstagnantly, adverb

Word Origin for stagnant

C17: from Latin stagnāns, from stagnāre to be stagnant, from stagnum a pool
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