stagnant
English · Français · Română · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
stagnant
- /ˈstæɡnənt/
Where it comes from
From French stagnant, from Latin stagnans, present participle of stagno (“to form a pool of standing water”).
adjective more stagnant · most stagnant
-
Lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy; decaying through stillness.
a stagnant pool stagnant water
Similar: motionless, stale, standing, still
- Without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner; inactive, stale. a stagnant economy stagnant prices
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: adynamic, dead, moribund, undynamic, standing, stationary, sluggish, still, slack, paralyzed, rigid, depressed, flagging, unchanged, static, dirty
Translations
Every language
adj lacking flow or motion, and thus usually not fresh or healthy
| Español | estancado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 停滯的 /停滞的 tíngzhì de |
| Deutsch | abgestanden |
| Русский | застоявшийся zastojavšijsja |
adj without activity, change or progress, or excitement in an unhealthy manner
| Español | inmovilista |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 停滯不前的 /停滞不前的 tíngzhì bù qián de |
| Deutsch | stagnierend |
| Română | stagnant |
Talk about this word "stagnant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stagnant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stagnant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stagnant "stagnant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stagnant.Cite this
@misc{stagnant_2026,
title = {stagnant},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stagnant},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
