Definitions for stagnant
ˈstæg nəntstag·nant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. dead(a), stagnantadjective

   not circulating or flowing

   "dead air"; "dead water"; "stagnant water"

2. stagnant, moribundadjective

   not growing or changing; without force or vitality

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. stagnantadjective

   Lacking freshness, motion, flow, progress, or change; stale; motionless; still.

2. Etymology: From stagnant, from stagnans, present participle of stagno

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. STAGNANTadjective

   Motionless; still; not agitated; not flowing; not running.

   Etymology: stagnans, Latin.

   What does the flood from putrefaction keep?
   Should it be stagnant in its ample seat,
   The sun would through it spread destructive heat. Richard Blackmore.

   ’Twas owing to this hurry and action of the water that the sand now was cast into layers, and not to a regular settlement, from a water quiet and stagnant. John Woodward.

   Immur’d and busied in perpetual sloth,
   That gloomy slumber of the stagnant soul. Irene.

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1. stagnant

   Stagnant generally refers to something that is not flowing or moving, lacks activity, growth or development, or is characterized by a lack of progress or change. It could relate to water, economy, business, personal growth, etc.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Stagnantadjective

   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

2. Stagnantadjective

   not active or brisk; dull; as, business in stagnant

3. Etymology: [L. stagnans, -antis, p. pr. of stagnare. See Stagnate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stagnant

   stag′nant, adj. stagnating: not flowing: motionless: impure from being motionless: not brisk: dull.—n. Stag′nancy, the state of being stagnant.—adv. Stag′nantly.—v.i. Stag′nate, to cease to flow: to become dull or motionless.—n. Stagnā′tion, act of stagnating: state of being stagnant or motionless: dullness. [L. stagnans, -antis, pr.p. of stagnāre.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stagnant in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stagnant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of stagnant in a Sentence

1. Tara Sinclair:

   We'll also be looking for stronger wage growth as proof of an improved economy, after years of stagnant wage growth, we finally saw the increase we were looking for in last month’s numbers. But that is only one month of data and these numbers can be volatile.

2. John Sloan:

   Consistency is the quality of a stagnant mind.

3. Johnny Cash:

   I wore black because I liked it. I still do, and wearing it still means something to me. It's still my symbol of rebellion -- against a stagnant status quo, against our hypocritical houses of God, against people whose minds are closed to others' ideas.

4. Olive Schreiner:

   Power! Did you ever hear of men being asked whether other souls should have power or not? It is born in them. You may dam up the fountain of water, and make it a stagnant marsh, or you may let it run free and do its work; but you cannot say whether it shall be there; it is there. And it will act, if not openly for good, then covertly for evil; but it will act.

5. Ilona Jaspers:

   One of the big items to take away from this here is that we have to look at these e-liquids as a dynamic mixture potentially, a chemical mixture that is not necessarily stagnant and may change over time.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=stagnant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stagnant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=stagnant
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stagnant
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=stagnant