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- [stey-shuh-ner-ee]
- /ˈsteɪ ʃəˌnɛr i/
- /ˈsteɪ.ʃən.ər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stey-shuh-ner-ee]
- /ˈsteɪ ʃəˌnɛr i/
Definitions of stationary word
- adjective stationary standing still; not moving. 1
- adjective stationary having a fixed position; not movable. 1
- adjective stationary established in one place; not itinerant or migratory. 1
- adjective stationary remaining in the same condition or state; not changing: The market price has remained stationary for a week. 1
- adjective stationary geostationary. 1
- noun plural stationary a person or thing that is stationary. 1
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Origin of stationary
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50; late Middle English word from Latin word statiōnārius. See station, -ary
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Parts of speech for Stationary
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stationary popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
stationary usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stationary
adj stationary
- apoplectic — If someone is apoplectic, they are extremely angry about something.
- at rest — not moving; still
- desk-bound — engaged in or involving sedentary work, as at an office desk
- deskbound — doing sedentary work; working exclusively at a desk.
- firm — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
adjective stationary
- anchored — any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- becalmed — If a sailing ship is becalmed, it is unable to move because there is no wind.
- deadlocked — If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked.
- fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
- frozen — past participle of freeze.
Antonyms for stationary
adj stationary
- ambient — The ambient temperature is the temperature of the air above the ground in a particular place.
- at work — If someone is at work they are doing their job or are busy doing a particular activity.
- circulatory — Circulatory means relating to the circulation of blood in the body.
- diffusive — tending to diffuse; characterized by diffusion.
- freighted — goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
adjective stationary
- adrift — If a boat is adrift, it is floating on the water and is not tied to anything or controlled by anyone.
- circulating — Moving about freely.
- exertive — Having power or a tendency to exert; using exertion.
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