Definitions for stagnantˈstæg nənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
stag•nantˈstæg nənt(adj.)
not flowing or running, as water or air.
stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water.
inactive or sluggish:
a stagnant ecomomy.
Origin of stagnant:
1660–70; < L stāgnant-, s. of stāgnāns, prp. of stāgnāre to stagnate ; see -ant
stag′nan•cy(n.)
stag′nance(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
dead(a), stagnant(adj)
not circulating or flowing
"dead air"; "dead water"; "stagnant water"
stagnant, moribund(adj)
not growing or changing; without force or vitality
Wiktionary
stagnant(Adjective)
Lacking freshness, motion, flow, progress, or change; stale; motionless; still.
Origin: From stagnant, from stagnans, present participle of stagno
Webster Dictionary
Stagnant(adj)
that stagnates; not flowing; not running in a current or steam; motionless; hence, impure or foul from want of motion; as, a stagnant lake or pond; stagnant blood in the veins
Stagnant(adj)
not active or brisk; dull; as, business in stagnant
Translations for stagnant
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
stagnant(adjective)
(of water) standing still rather than flowing and therefore usually dirty
a stagnant pool.
- stilstaandeAfrikaans
- راكِدArabic
- застоялBulgarian
- estagnadoPortuguese (BR)
- stojatýCzech
- abgestandenGerman
- stilleståendeDanish
- στάσιμος, λιμνασμένοςGreek
- seisevEstonian
- راكدFarsi
- seisovaFinnish
- stagnantFrench
- עוֹמדִיםHebrew
- स्थिर, निश्चलHindi
- ustajaoCroatian
- pangó, állóHungarian
- mandekIndonesian
- staðinn, fúllIcelandic
- stagnanteItalian
- よどんだJapanese
- 괴어있는, 정체해 있는Korean
- stovintisLithuanian
- stāvošs (ūdens); sastāvējiesLatvian
- tidak mengalirMalay
- stilstaandDutch
- stilleståendeNorwegian
- stojącyPolish
- estagnadoPortuguese
- stătătorRomanian
- стоячийRussian
- stojatýSlovak
- stoječ, mirujočSlovenian
- ustajaoSerbian
- stillaståendeSwedish
- ซึ่งนิ่งThai
- durgunTurkish
- 停滯(污濁)的Chinese (Trad.)
- стоячийUkrainian
- ٹھہرا ہواUrdu
- tù, ứ, đọngVietnamese
- 停滞（污浊）的Chinese (Simp.)
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