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stagnant

Pronunciation: /ˈstæɡnənt/

The English word “stagnant” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy; decaying through stillness.
  2. Without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; inactive, stale.

Etymology

From French stagnant, from Latin stagnans, present participle of stagno (“to form a pool of standing water”).

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