Stagnant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not circulating or flowing

not growing or changing; without force or vitality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈæɡnənt/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈaɡnənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈaɡnənt/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈæɡnənt/.

Examples

dead air
dead water
stagnant water

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dead moribund

Parts of Speech

adjective	not circulating or flowing “dead air”
adjective	not growing or changing; without force or vitality

Word Forms

deadness	noun	the inanimate property of something that has died
stagnancy	noun	inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation
stagnate	verb	cause to stagnate

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stagniert

nicht zirkulieren oder fließen

🇪🇸Spanish

estancado

no circula ni fluye

🇮🇹Italian

stagnante

non circolante né fluente

🇳🇱Dutch

stagneert

niet circuleert of stroomt

🇵🇹Portuguese

estagnado

não circulando ou fluindo

🇷🇺Russian

застойный

не циркулирует и не течет

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आलसी

प्रसारित या प्रवाहित नहीं होना

🇧🇩Bengali

অচল

প্রবাহিত বা প্রবাহিত নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தேங்கி நிற்கும்

சுழல்வதில்லை அல்லது பாயவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

స్తబ్దుగా

ప్రసరించడం లేదా ప్రవహించడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थिर

प्रसारित किंवा प्रवाहित नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થિર

ફરતું કે વહેતું નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಶ್ಚಲ

ಪರಿಚಲನೆಯಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಹರಿಯುವುದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിശ്ചലമായ

പ്രചരിക്കുന്നതോ ഒഴുകുന്നതോ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਥਿਰ

ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਵਹਿ ਨਹੀਂ ਰਿਹਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جمود

گردش یا بہتا نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

停滞的

不循环或流动

🇯🇵Japanese

停滞している

循環していない、または流れていない

🇰🇷Korean

흐르지 않는

순환하지 않거나 흐르지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trì trệ

không tuần hoàn hoặc chảy

🇹🇭Thai

นิ่ง

ไม่หมุนเวียนหรือไหล

🇮🇩Indonesian

tergenang

tidak bersirkulasi atau mengalir

🇲🇾Malay

bertakung

tidak beredar atau mengalir

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

راكدة

لا تعميم أو تتدفق

🇮🇷Persian

راکد

در حال گردش یا جریان نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

durgun

dolaşmıyor veya akmıyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָדִישׁ

לא מסתובב או זורם

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The primary meaning of 'stagnant' is 'not circulating or flowing'.

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