Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stationary

/ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: sta-tion-ary
IPA: /ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Incapable of being moved.

adj

adj

A set which intersects all club sets.

noun

One who, or that which, is stationary, such as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion.

Obsolete

noun

Misspelling of stationery.

Example Sentences

"The train remained stationary for a few moments, before lurching forward along the track."
"As also, that then they [the planets] are Stationaries in their houses which be in the middle points of the latitudes, which they cal eclipticks."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *steh₂-, stationarius

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/
British English: /ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

stationaries (plural)

Derived Forms

cyclostationary geostationary hydrostationary nonstationary photostationary quasistationary semistationary stationarily stationariness stationarity unstationary

Phrases

non-stationary stationary air stationary bicycle stationary bike stationary distribution stationary engine stationary front stationary phase

Frequently Paired Words

immobile stationary point stationery

Synonyms

fixed immobile motionless still stock-still unmoving unmoveable immotile immovable inanimate inert lifeless

Homonyms

stationery

Antonyms

in motion moving on the move afoot animate astir cursory dynamic mobile on the wing under sail unstill

Rhymes With

stationery inflationary deflationary disinflationary noninflationary

Questions

How do you pronounce stationary?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsteɪʃəˌnɛɹi/.
What does stationary mean?: Not moving.
Where does stationary come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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