stagnant

Etymology

From French stagnant, from Latin stagnans, present participle of stagno (“to form a pool of standing water”).

adj

  1. Lacking freshness, motion, or flow; decaying through stillness.
    a stagnant pool
    stagnant water
  2. (figurative) Without progress or change; stale; inactive.
    a stagnant economy
    stagnant prices
    their love had turned stagnant

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