Dictionary

stagnant en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˈstæɡnənt/

Etymology

From French stagnant, from Latin stagnans, present participle of stagno (“to form a pool of standing water”).

Meanings

1. Lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy; decaying through stillness.
   • a stagnant pool    stagnant water
2. (figuratively) Without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; inactive, stale.
   • Their love had turned stagnant.
   • a stagnant economy    stagnant prices

Forms

Deriveds

stagnantly · stagnant hypoxia · stagnancy · stagnation · stagnant ice · stagnant loop syndrome

Relateds

stagflation · stagnate

Synonyms

motionless · standing · stale · still

Translations (25)

de abgestanden (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy) · ca estancat (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy) · fi paikallaan pysyvä (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner) · fi paikalleen jäänyt (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner) · ru застоявшийся (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy) · sv stagnerande (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy) · cmn 停滯不前的 /停滞不前的 (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner) · fi seisova (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy) · fi muuttumaton (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner) · sv statisk (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy) · cmn 停滯的 /停滞的 (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy) · de stagnierend (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner) · fi seisahtunut (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner) · pl w zastoju (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner) · bg застоял (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy) · es estancado (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy) · sv stillastående (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy) · fi ummehtunut (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner) · mi whakaroau (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy) · es inmovilista (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner) · ro stagnant (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner) · ga marbhánta (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner) · mi piro (lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy) · pl bezczynny (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner) · fi pysähtynyt (without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner)