STAGNANT


Meaning of STAGNANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstag-nənt ]

adjective

Date: 1666

1.

a. : not flowing in a current or stream

stagnant water

b. : stale

long disuse had made the air stagnant and foul — Bram Stoker

2. : not advancing or developing

a stagnant economy

• stag·nan·cy -nən(t)-sē noun

• stag·nant·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.