stagnant

Questions about stagnant

What does stagnant mean?

stagnant means "not circulating or flowing". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in stagnant?

stagnant has 2 syllables: stag-nant. The stress falls on "stag". In IPA it is /ˈstæɡnənt/.

What is another word for stagnant?

Close synonyms include dead, moribund. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is stagnant a common word?

stagnant is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.