Definitions for stagnant

stagnant stag·nant

Spelling: [stag-nuh nt]
IPA: /ˈstæg nənt/

Stagnant is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 113 anagrams from letters in stagnant (aagnnstt).

Definitions for stagnant

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:
  4. inactive, sluggish, or dull.

Origin of stagnant

1660-70; Latin stāgnant- (stem of stāgnāns), present participle of stāgnāre to stagnate; see -ant

Examples for stagnant

Without him life would be stagnant, energy and virtue purposeless.

Her conversion was an event that broke the lethargy of their stagnant life.

Wages are stagnant and middle-class household incomes continue to decline.

Action will never be stagnant while there are such things as gold and power.

It was like opening a door out of a beautiful garden into a stagnant ditch.

Of course, declining or stagnant wage growth started well before this president took office.

Most importantly, the biggest issue facing the country is our stubborn, stagnant unemployment.

Cory Gardner and others hammered on stagnant wages for the middle class.

"It must have been the wind in the trees," he thought; but there could be no wind in the stagnant dampness of that air.

The stagnant pool of green water at the bottom of the ditch rises slightly.

Word Value for stagnant
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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