STAGNANT


Meaning of STAGNANT in English

/ ˈstægnənt; NAmE / adjective

1.

stagnant water or air is not moving and therefore smells unpleasant

2.

not developing, growing or changing

SYN static :

a stagnant economy

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from Latin stagnant- forming a pool of standing water, from the verb stagnare , from stagnum pool.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.