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stationary.

Not moving.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/UK/ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/US
  1. Not moving.

    not-comparable
    The train remained stationary for a few moments, before lurching forward along the track.
  2. Incapable of being moved.

    not-comparable
  3. Unchanging.

    not-comparable
  4. A set which intersects all club sets.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Latin stationarius, from statio, ultimately from stō (“to stand”). Doublet of stationer.

noun/ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/UK/ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/US
  1. One who, or that which, is stationary, such as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion.

    obsolete · rare
  2. Misspelling of stationery.

    alt-of · misspelling
Where this word comes from

From Latin stationarius, from statio, ultimately from stō (“to stand”). Doublet of stationer.

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