stagnant

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Adjective

stagnant (comparative more stagnant, superlative most stagnant)

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

[edit] Related terms

• stagnate
• stagflation

[edit] Derived terms

• stagnantly

[edit] Translations

• Finnish: seisova fi(fi)
• Spanish: estancado es(es)

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[edit] French

[edit] Verb

stagnant

1. Present participle of stagner.