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stagnant

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stag·nant  (stgnnt)
adj.
1. Not moving or flowing; motionless.
2. Foul or stale from standing: stagnant ponds.
3.
a. Showing little or no sign of activity or advancement; not developing or progressing; inactive: a stagnant economy.
b. Lacking vitality or briskness; sluggish or dull: a stagnant mind.

[Latin stgnns, stgnant-, present participle of stgnre, to be stagnant; see stagnate.]

stagnan·cy n.
stagnant·ly adv.

stagnant
Adjective
1. (of water) stale from not moving
2. unsuccessful or dull from lack of change or development [Latin stagnans]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.stagnant - not circulating or flowing; "dead air"; "dead water"; "stagnant water"
standing - (of fluids) not moving or flowing; "mosquitoes breed in standing water"
2.stagnant - not growing or changing; without force or vitality
adynamic, undynamic - characterized by an absence of force or forcefulness

stagnant
adjective 1. stale, still, standing, quiet, sluggish, motionless, brackish << OPPOSITE flowing
adjective 2. inactive, declining, stagnating, slow, depressed, sluggish, slow-moving
Translations
stagnant [ˈstægnənt] adjestancado

stagnant [ˈstægnənt] adjstagnant(e)

stagnant [ˈstægnənt] adj (water) → stehend;
(economy etc) → stagnierend

stagnant [ˈstægnənt] adjstagnante

stagnant
adj stagnant [ˈstӕgnənt]
1 (of water) standing still rather than flowing and therefore usually dirty a stagnant pool. stilstaande راكِد застоял stojatý stillestående abgestanden στάσιμος, λιμνασμένος seisev راكد seisova stagnant עוֹמדִים स्थिर, निश्चल ustajao pangó, álló mandek staðinn, fúll stagnante よどんだ 고여 있는, 흐르지 않는 stovintis stāvošs (ūdens); sastāvējies tidak mengalir stilstaand stillestående stojący estagnado stătător стоячий stojatý stoječ, mirujoč ustajao stillastående ซึ่งนิ่ง durgun 停滯(汙濁)的 стоячий ٹھہرا ہوا tù, ứ, đọng )的
2 dull or inactive Our economy is stagnant. stilstaande راكِد، غَيْر نَشيط в застой stagnující stagnerende stockend στάσιμος, αδρανής loid, stagneerunud كساد paikallaan polkeva stagnant קוֹפֵא עַל שְׁמָרָיו निष्क्रिय, निस्तेज, सुस्त koji stagnira, nepokretan stagnáló mandek staðnaður stagnante 停滞した 활기가 없는, 침체된 sustingęs inerts; neaktīvs tidak aktif stagnerend som står i stampe, stagnerende w zastoju estagnado stag­nant косный; застойный stagnujúci, zaostávajúci zastajajoč u zastoju stagnerad, stillastående ที่ไม่เจริญ; ที่ ซบเซา hareketsiz 遲鈍的,不活潑的 відсталий; інертний سُست trì trệ, chậm chạp
v stagnate [stӕgˈneit, (American ) ˈstӕgneit]
1 (of water) to be or become stagnant. stagneer يَرْكُد застоявам (се) neproudit stå stille stocken λιμνάζω (seismisest) roiskuma راكد بودن seisoa stagner לַעֲמוֹד थम जाना biti ustajao, ne otjecati (el)posványosodik berhenti verða fúll stagnare, ristagnare よどむ (물이) 흐르지 않다, 괴다 (užsi)stovėti sastāvēties terhenti stagneren være stillestående, stagnere stać, nie płynąć estagnar a stagna застаиваться prestať tiecť, zastaviť sa zastajati ustajati se vara (göra) stillastående นิ่ง durgunlaşmak 使停滯 застоюватися ساکن یا جامد ہونا làm tù đọng 使
2 to become dull and inactive. stagneer يَرْكُد، يأسَن бездействам ustrnout gå i stå; stagnere träge werden λιμνάζω, αδρανώ soikuma بي رونق بودن lamaantua être inactif לִקפּוֹא עַל הַשׁמָרִים निष्क्रिय होना postati trom, stagnirati stagnál tidak aktif staðna (essere inattivo) 停滞する 활기가 없어지다, 침체되다 sustingti, sustoti kļūt inertam, neaktīvam tidak aktif stagneren stå i stampe, gå i frø pozostawać w zastoju estagnar a fi inactiv коснеть ustrnúť zastajati stagnirati stagnera ซบเซา gelişimi durmak 使遲鈍(不活潑) скніти; бути бездіяльним سُست ہونا làm trì trệ, đình đốn 使钝(
n stagˈnation
stagnasie رُكود، كَساد стагнация (u)váznutí stagnation die Stagnation στασιμότητα, αδράνεια seisak ركود pysähtyneisyys stagnation קִפָּאוֹן स्थिरता, गतिहीनता, निष्क्रियता stagnacija pangás; stagnálás kemandekan stöðnun; það að vera staðinn/fúll stagnazione, ristagno 停滞 정체; 침체 sąstingis, stagnacija stagnācija hentian stagnatie stillstand, stagnasjon stagnacja, zastój estagnação stagnare застой zastavenie, ustrnutie zastajanje stagnacija stagnation ความซบเซา durgunluk 停滯 застій; стагнація جمود sự tù đọng, sự trì trệ


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But one transparent blue morning, when a stillness almost preternatural spread over the sea, however unattended with any stagnant calm; when the long burnished sun-glade on the waters seemed a golden finger laid across them, enjoining some secresy; when the slippered waves whispered together as they softly ran on; in this profound hush of the visible sphere a strange spectre was seen by Daggoo from the main-mast-head.
Let the domestic record of our stagnant life in Perthshire (so far as I am concerned in it) be presented in my mother's words, not in mine.
The very soil of the earth is made up of minute fragments such as these; each pool of stagnant water has its crust of vegetable rottenness; on every side there are the boughs, and trunks, and stumps of trees, in every possible stage of decay, decomposition, and neglect.
 
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