stagnant

stagnant
I adjective apathetic, dormant, dull, hebetudinous, idle, immobile, inactive, indolent, inert, lacking activity, lazy, lentus, lethargic, lifeless, listless, lumpish, motionless, otiose, passive, phlegmatic, phlegmatical, piger, quiescent, sluggish, stagnans, stagnating, standing, static, stationary, still, supine, torpid, torporific, unflowing, unmoving, unstirring, without current, without motion II index inactive, indolent, languid, lifeless (dull), static, torpid

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  • stagnant — stagnant, ante [ stagnɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1546; lat. stagnans; de stagnare → stagner 1 ♦ Qui ne s écoule pas, reste immobile (d un fluide). ⇒ dormant. De grandes eaux qui « deviennent lentes et demeurent stagnantes, faute de pente » (Taine). 2 ♦… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • stagnant — STAGNÁNT, Ă, stagnanţi, te, adj. (Despre fluide) Care stă pe loc, care nu curge; stătător. ♦ fig. (Despre abstracte) Care nu evoluează, nu progresează, care lâncezeşte; inactiv. – Din fr. stagnant, lat. stagnans, ntis. Trimis de dante, 25.07.2004 …   Dicționar Român

  • stagnant — stag‧nant [ˈstægnənt] adjective not changing, developing, or making progress: • Industrial output has remained stagnant. • Corporate profits are slumping (= falling suddenly ) because of a stagnant domestic economy. * * * stagnant UK US …   Financial and business terms

  • Stagnant — Stag nant ( nant), a. [L. stagnans, antis, p. pr. of stagnare. See {Stagnate}.] 1. 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stagnant — stagnant, ante (stagh nan, nan t ) adj. 1°   En parlant des eaux, qui ne coule point. •   Lé pays d Aunis a autrefois été submergé par la mer et par les eaux stagnantes des marais ; c est une des terres les plus nouvelles de la France, BUFF. Add …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • stagnant — (adj.) 1660s, from Fr. stagnant (early 17c.), from L. stagnantem (nom. stagnans), prp. of stagnare (see STAGNATE (Cf. stagnate)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • stagnant — [stag′nənt] adj. [L stagnans, prp. of stagnare: see STAGNATE] 1. not flowing or moving 2. foul from lack of movement: said of water, etc. 3. not active, alert, etc.; sluggish [a stagnant mind] stagnancy [stag′nən sē] n. stagnantly adv …   English World dictionary

  • stagnant — [adj] motionless, dirty brackish, dead, dormant, filthy, foul, idle, immobile, inactive, inert, lifeless, listless, passive, putrid, quiet, sluggish, stale, standing, static, stationary, still, unmoving; concepts 584,621 Ant. moving …   New thesaurus

  • stagnant — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of water or air) motionless and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence. 2) showing little activity. DERIVATIVES stagnancy noun. ORIGIN from Latin stagnare form a pool of standing water , from stagnum pool …   English terms dictionary

  • stagnant — [[t]stæ̱gnənt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If something such as a business or society is stagnant, there is little activity or change. He is seeking advice on how to revive the stagnant economy... Mass movements are often a factor in the… …   English dictionary

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