English Dictionary
Definition of “stagnant”
stagnant (ˈstæɡnənt
)
Definitions
adjective
- (of water, etc) standing still; without flow or current
- brackish and foul from standing still
- stale, sluggish, or dull from inaction
- not growing or developing; static
Alternative Forms
ˈstagnancy ˈstagnance noun ˈstagnantly adverb Word Origin
C17: from Latin stagnāns , from stagnāre to be stagnant, from stagnum a pool
Usage examples
The room was consequently chillier than anywhere else in the house; the air stagnant.
Clive Barker, THE HELLBOUND HEART (2001)Check the facts: since the caveman days of higher education the tuition fees have remained stagnant.
India Today (1998)The use of technology has increased in the past few years as farmers try to cut costs to compensate for relatively stagnant crop prices.
canada.com (2004)Top property here is likely to remain stagnant or slip down further.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)Water was running low at this time of the year, and often stood in stagnant pools that bred bilharzia.
Doris Lessing, THE SWEETEST DREAM (2001)
