stagnant
stagnant
Definition
stag·nant (stag′nənt)
adjective
- not flowing or moving
- foul from lack of movement: said of water, etc.
- not active, alert, etc.; sluggish a stagnant mind
Etymology: L stagnans, prp. of stagnare: see stagnate
stag′·nancy (-nən sē) noun
stag′·nantly adverb
stagnant
Synonyms
stagnant
modif.
stagnant
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- economically: Europe is becoming economically stagnant, its share of world trade falling.
- largely: GT - You're on record as calling frozen desserts " a largely stagnant area.
- not: Having fresh, new content every month, or better, every day, will show that your site is not stagnant.
- virtually: In the extreme, a reservoir may become virtually stagnant.
- very: But laughing at hope and change and progress along with all of this makes the world a very stagnant, self-referential place.
- rather: Protozoa can be found in ponds, pools, or in any place where water is rather stagnant.
Preposition: for
- year: One shows that wages for most people have been stagnant for years.
Modifies a noun
- pond: Does he drink out of stagnant ponds or rivers?
- pool: During later stages of our march through the jungle, men drank from stagnant pools which were often full of mosquito larvae.
- water: Near muddy or stagnant water, gutters, sinks, the kitchen & bathroom, ruins, compost heaps, dark or secret places.
- economy: A stagnant trading economy is one that does not change to meet market changes.
- air: Air quality A lack of air movement can lead to pockets of stagnant air where mold can grow more easily.
- energy: These should be hollow to force the stagnant energy to flow freely in this helpful sector.
Used with adjective complement
- remain: The group's international sales remained stagnant compared to last year's 5 percent decrease.
- become: Europe is becoming economically stagnant, its share of world trade falling.
- get: I don't want to get stagnant in one job, one career or one thing.
- appear: Five years on however, and Viacom appears stagnant, and technologically unable to move with the times.
- feel: I'd been swimming most of the year, but was feeling stagnant.
- go: If the housing market goes stagnant then their income will greatly reduce.
Preposition: in
- year: I see real wages growth as being quite stagnant in the next few years.
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