stagnant

(stăg'nənt)
adj.

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

[Latin stāgnāns, stāgnant-, present participle of stāgnāre, to be stagnant. See stagnate.]

stagnancy stag'nan·cy n.
stagnantly stag'nant·ly adv.

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adj

Definition: motionless
Antonyms: active, flowing, moving

IN BRIEF: Not flowing in a current or stream. Also: Not active.

Iron rusts from disuse, stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigors of the mind. — George H. Allen (1922-1990)

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For a list of words related to stagnant, see:

• Inert, Lazy, Tired, or Insensate
• Ordinary, Dull, Plain, or Banal

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - stagnerende, stillestående

Nederlands (Dutch)
stagnerend, stilstaand

Français (French)
adj. - stagnant, dans le marasme

Deutsch (German)
adj. - stehend, stagnierend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - λιμνάζων, στάσιμος, τελματωμένος, αποτελματωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
stagnante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - estagnado

Русский (Russian)
застойный, инертный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - estancado, paralizado, inactivo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - stillastående, skämd, osund, trög, slö

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不流动的, 停滞的, 迟钝的, 呆笨的, 污浊的, 发臭的, 萧条的, 不景气的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不流動的, 停滯的, 遲鈍的, 呆笨的, 污濁的, 發臭的, 蕭條的, 不景氣的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 흐르지 않는, 정체된, 부진한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - よどんだ, 臭い, 沈滞した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) راكد, ساكن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא זורם, עומד, מעופש, קופא על השמרים, לא פעיל, לא מתפתח‬

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