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Webster 1913 Edition


Stagnant

Stag′nant

(-nant)
,
Adj.
[L.
stagnans
,
-antis
, p. pr. of
stagnare
. See
Stagnate
.]
1.
That stagnates; not flowing; not running in a current or steam; motionless; hence, impure or foul from want of motion;
as, a
stagnant
lake or pond;
stagnant
blood in the veins.
2.
Not active or brisk; dull;
as, business is
stagnant
.
That gloomy slumber of the
stagnant
soul.
Johnson.
For him a
stagnant
life was not worth living.
Palfrey.

Webster 1828 Edition


Stagnant

STAGNANT

,
Adj.
[L., to be without, a flowing motion.]
1.
Not flowing; not running in a current or stream; as a stagnant lake or pond; stagnant blood in the veins.
2.
Motionless; still; not agitated; as water quiet and stagnant.
The gloomy slumber of the stagnant soul.
3.
Not active; dull; not brisk; as, business is stagnant.

Definition 2024


stagnant

stagnant

English

Adjective

stagnant (comparative more stagnant, superlative most stagnant)

  1. Lacking freshness, motion, flow, progress, or change; stale; motionless; still.

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French

Verb

stagnant

  1. present participle of stagner

Adjective

stagnant m (feminine singular stagnante, masculine plural stagnants, feminine plural stagnantes)

  1. stagnant