Antonyms for stagnant
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : stag-nuhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstæg nənt |
Definition of stagnant
Origin :- 1660s, from French stagnant (early 17c.), from Latin stagnantem (nominative stagnans), present participle of stagnare "to stagnate" (see stagnate).
- adj motionless, dirty
- Action will never be stagnant while there are such things as gold and power.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Her conversion was an event that broke the lethargy of their stagnant life.
- Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Without him life would be stagnant, energy and virtue purposeless.
- Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
- It was like opening a door out of a beautiful garden into a stagnant ditch.
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
- "It must have been the wind in the trees," he thought; but there could be no wind in the stagnant dampness of that air.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- The second in a stagnant water at the bottom of a deep ditch.
- Extract from : « Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air » by Joseph Priestley
- In hollows, or places where the air is stagnant, it may still be toxic.
- Extract from : « When the Sleepers Woke » by Arthur Leo Zagat
- The creek broadened, opening out into a wide sweep of a stagnant lagoon.
- Extract from : « Tales of Unrest » by Joseph Conrad
- She was to him like a running stream to a man who had long bathed in stagnant waters.
- Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
- It was a day of stagnant air, and the church swung with sleepy influences.
- Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro
Synonyms for stagnant
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