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stagnance

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stag⋅nant

  [stag-nuhnt]
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–adjective
1. not flowing or running, as water, air, etc.
2. stale or foul from standing, as a pool of water.
3. characterized by lack of development, advancement, or progressive movement: a stagnant economy.
4. inactive, sluggish, or dull.
Origin:
1660–70; < L stāgnant- (s. of stāgnāns), prp. of stāgnāre to stagnate; see -ant

Related forms:
stag⋅nan⋅cy, stagnance, noun
stag⋅nant⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
4. dormant, lifeless, dead, inert, lazy.
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Word Origin & History

stagnant 
1666, from Fr. stagnant (1611), from L. stagnantem (nom. stagnans), prp. of stagnare (see stagnate).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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