stagnant

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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

Adjective [edit]

stagnant (comparative more stagnant, superlative most stagnant)

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

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Translations [edit]

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

French [edit]

Verb [edit]

stagnant

  1. Present participle of stagner.

Adjective [edit]

stagnant m (feminine stagnante, masculine plural stagnants, feminine plural stagnantes)

  1. stagnant
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