STAGNANCY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stagnancy mean? 

• STAGNANCY (noun)
  The noun STAGNANCY has 2 senses:

1. inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation

2. a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)

  Familiarity information: STAGNANCY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STAGNANCY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

stagnancy; stagnation

Hypernyms ("stagnancy" is a kind of...):

inaction; inactiveness; inactivity (the state of being inactive)

Derivation:

stagnant (not circulating or flowing)

stagnate (cease to flow; stand without moving)

stagnate (cause to stagnate)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A state of inactivity (in business or art etc)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

doldrums; stagnancy; stagnation

Context example:

economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation

Hypernyms ("stagnancy" is a kind of...):

inaction; inactiveness; inactivity (the state of being inactive)

Domain category:

art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)

business; business enterprise; commercial enterprise (the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects)

Derivation:

stagnant (not growing or changing; without force or vitality)

stagnate (be idle; exist in a changeless situation)