stagnation, stagnancy, doldrums
(noun) a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); “economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation”
stagnation, stagnancy
(noun) inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stagnation (countable and uncountable, plural stagnations)
inactivity
being stagnant; being without circulation
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Source: Wiktionary
Stag*na"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. stagnation.]
1. The condition of being stagnant; cessation of flowing or circulation, as of a fluid; the state of being motionless; as, the stagnation of the blood; the stagnation of water or air; the stagnation of vapors.
2. The cessation of action, or of brisk action; the state of being dull; as, the stagnation of business.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
