stagnant

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈstæɡnənt/

Definition of stagnant

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy; decaying through stillness.
    “a stagnant pool    stagnant water”
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adj

  1. Lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy; decaying through stillness.
    “a stagnant pool    stagnant water”
  2. (figuratively)Without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; inactive, stale.
    “a stagnant economy    stagnant prices”
    “Their love had turned stagnant.”

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Etymology

From French stagnant, from Latin stagnans, present participle of stagno (“to form a pool of standing water”).

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