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1. (adj.) stagnant
not flowing or running, as water or air.
2. stagnant
stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water.
3. stagnant
inactive or sluggish:
a stagnant ecomomy.
Etymology: (1660–70; < L stāgnant-, s. of stāgnāns, prp. of stāgnāre to stagnate ; see -ant)
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1. (adj) dead(a), stagnant
not circulating or flowing
"dead air"; "dead water"; "stagnant water"
2. (adj) stagnant, moribund
not growing or changing; without force or vitality
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1. (adj) stagnant
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. (adj) stagnant
not active or brisk; dull; as, business in stagnant
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Sense: (of water) standing still rather than flowing and therefore usually dirty
a stagnant pool.
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 Afrikaans: stilstaande |
 Arabic: راكِد |
 Bulgarian: застоял |
 Brazilian: estagnado |
 Czech: stojatý |
 German: abgestanden |
 Danish: stillestående |
 Greek: στάσιμος, λιμνασμένος |
 Estonian: seisev |
 Farsi: راكد |
 Finnish: seisova |
 French: stagnant |
 Hebrew: עוֹמדִים |
 Hindi: स्थिर, निश्चल |
 Croatian: ustajao |
 Hungarian: pangó, álló |
 Indonesian: mandek |
 Icelandic: staðinn, fúll |
 Italian: stagnante |
 Japanese: よどんだ |
 Korean: 괴어있는, 정체해 있는 |
 Lithuanian: stovintis |
 Latvian: stāvošs (ūdens); sastāvēj |
 Malay: tidak mengalir |
 Dutch: stilstaand |
 Norwegian: stillestående |
 Polish: stojący |
 Portuguese: estagnado |
 Romanian: stătător |
 Russian: стоячий |
 Slovak: stojatý |
 Slovenian: stoječ, mirujoč |
 Serbian: ustajao |
 Swedish: stillastående |
 Thai: ซึ่งนิ่ง |
 Turkish: durgun |
 Taiwanese: 停滯(污濁)的 |
 Ukrainian: стоячий |
 Urdu: ٹھہرا ہوا |
 Vietnamese: tù, ứ, đọng |
 Chinese: 停滞（污浊）的 |
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