stationary
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stationary
- /ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/ UK
- /ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/ US
Sounds like stationery
Where it comes from
From Latin stationarius, from statio, ultimately from stō (“to stand”). Doublet of stationer. Equivalent to station + -ary.
adjective
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Not moving.
The train remained stationary for a few moments, before lurching forward along the track.
Similar: fixed, immobile, motionless, still, stock-still, unmoving · Opposite: in motion, moving, on the move, afoot, animate, astir, cursory, dynamic, mobile, on the wing, under sail, unstill
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Incapable of being moved.
Similar: immobile, unmoveable, fixed, immotile, immovable, inanimate, inert, lifeless, sessile, static, rigid, stationary · Opposite: mobile, moveable, ambulatory, animate, kinetic, motile, motive, movable, vagile
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Unchanging.
Similar: changeless, constant, immutable, unchanging, equal, nonchanging, static, stationary, unaltering, unvarying · Opposite: changing, mutable, variable, changeable, changeful, changeling, dynamic, everchanging, fickle, fluid, inconstant, labile
- A set which intersects all club sets.
Similar: at rest, dull, impassive, inanimate, lifeless, motionless, sedent, sedentary, stationary, still, stock-still, torpid, unmoved, unmoving · Opposite: in motion
noun stationaries
- One who, or that which, is stationary, such as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion. As also, that then they [the planets] are Stationaries in their houses which be in the middle points of the latitudes, which they cal eclipticks.
- Misspelling of stationery
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unmoving, nonmoving, fixed, motionless, immobile, still, inert, stagnant, unchanged, static, immutable, immobilized, rigid, permanent, steady-state, enduring
adjective
Similar: at rest, dull, impassive, inanimate, lifeless, motionless, sedent, sedentary, stationary, still, stock-still, torpid, unmoved, unmoving · Opposite: in motion
Translations
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adj not moving
| Español | estacionario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 멈춰 있는 meomchwo inneun |
| 日本語 | 止まっている tomatteiru, 静止した sēshi shita |
| 中文 | 不动 bùdòng |
| हिन्दी | स्थिर sthir, निश्चल niścal, अचल acal, ध्रुव dhruv |
| Português | estacionário |
| Français | stationnaire |
| Deutsch | stationär |
| Română | staționar |
| Русский | неподви́жный nepodvížnyj |
adj incapable of being moved
| Español | inamovible |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 고정된 gojeongdoen |
| 日本語 | 固定された kotē sareta |
| हिन्दी | स्थिर sthir |
| Português | estacionário |
| Deutsch | stationär, unbeweglich, ortsgebunden, standortgebunden |
| Русский | стациона́рный stacionárnyj |
adj unchanging
| Español | estacionario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 변함없는 byeonhameomneun, 고정된 gojeongdoen |
| 日本語 | 変わらない kawaranai |
| हिन्दी | अपरिवर्तनीय aprivartanīya |
| Português | estacionário |
| Română | staționar, neschimbător |
| Русский | постоя́нный postojánnyj |
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title = {stationary},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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