Meaning & use
Stagnancy
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The state of showing no activity, growth, or development; stillness or inactivity, especially of water, air, or an economy.
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The stagnancy of the local economy led many young people to move away.
Without new ideas, the committee fell into stagnancy.
A note on using this word
"Stagnancy" and "stagnation" are close synonyms, though "stagnation" is far more common; both trace to Latin stagnare, "to form a pool."
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