Definitions
a state of inactivity (in business or art etc.)
Word origin
From stagnate + -ation (suffix denoting an action or process, or its result), Stagnate is derived from stagnāt-, the participial stem of Latin stagnāre, the present active infinitive of stāgnō (“of waters: to cover the land as a lake, to become a pool, to stagnate”), from stāgnum (“body of standing water (lake, swamp, etc.)”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂g- (“to drip; to seep”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs).
Used in a sentence
“Factors known to encourage the growth of harmful bacteria inside cooling systems include the stagnation of the water.”
“If the water runneth, it holdeth clear, sweet, and fresh; but stagnation turneth it into a noisome puddle: […]”
“The general concern about industrial stagnation inspired an overhaul of the patent system.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Lack of movement”10 letters
02“No movement”10 letters
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