Definition of STATIONARY

stationary

Plural: stationaries

Adjective Satellite

  • standing still
    • "the car remained stationary with the engine running"
  • not capable of being moved
    • "stationary machinery"

Adj

  • Not moving.
  • Incapable of being moved.
  • Unchanging.

Noun

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

Examples

  • The train remained stationary for a few moments, before lurching forward along the track.

Origin / Etymology

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

Antonyms

changeless, changing, immobile, in motion, mobile, moveable, moving, mutable, on the move, stationary, variable

Scrabble Score: 13

stationary: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
stationary: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stationary: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

stationary: valid Words With Friends Word