stationary

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri/ UK /ˈsteɪʃənəri/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not moving; fixed in one place

The car remained stationary at the red light.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · not moving; fixed in one place motionless still static fixed immobile unmoving parked

Opposites

moving mobile movable shifting travelling

Word family

Forms stationariness

Derived forms stationariness

Related forms stationstationer

Etymology

From Latin 'stationarius', belonging to a fixed post, from 'statio' (a standing, post), from 'stare', to stand.

stationarius Latin stare Latin *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# stationary

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛri/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsteɪʃənəri/

## Meanings
1. not moving; fixed in one place

## Examples
- The car remained stationary at the red light.

## Synonyms
- motionless
- still
- static
- fixed
- immobile
- unmoving
- parked

## Antonyms
- moving
- mobile
- movable
- shifting
- travelling

## Derived Forms
- stationariness

## Related Forms
- station
- stationer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: stationarius
- Root: stare
- Root: *steh₂-

## Etymology
From Latin 'stationarius', belonging to a fixed post, from 'statio' (a standing, post), from 'stare', to stand.

## AI Etymology
Stationary comes from Latin 'stationarius', belonging to a fixed post, from 'statio' (a standing, post), from 'stare', to stand. The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As an adjective, it carries the sense "not moving; fixed in one place", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Latin stationarius, Latin stare, and Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-. Derivative forms include stationariness; related words include station, stationer.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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