1
[ adjective ] not circulating or flowing

Synonyms

dead

Examples

"dead air" "dead water" "stagnant water"

Used in print

(Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)

The quantity of water flow may be critical ; a stream or pond which is attractive in the springtime may become stagnant or dry in late summer .

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

The thing is that these bees love a fine-grained soil that is moist ; yet the water in the ground should not be stagnant either .

Related terms

standing

2
[ adjective ] not growing or changing; without force or vitality

Synonyms

moribund

Related terms

undynamic

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

S T AE1 G N AH0 N T

Similar Spelling

stagnate stagnancy Stygian Stegman stagnation stigmata Stegeman Stagnaro stigmatic stagehand stigma stigmatize stigmatist stigmatism stigmatise stage_name Stagner staging st_ignatius St_Jean

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