The United States has seen stagnant average income for many years, with real wages for average workers remaining relatively flat despite economic growth.
culture defines who a person is, where they come from [in some cases], what they eat, what they wear, what they believe in.
Culture can be broadly categorized into material culture (physical objects and artifacts), social culture (customs, beliefs, and behaviors of a society), and symbolic culture (values, norms, language, and rituals). Additionally, culture can be classified as high culture (art, literature, and intellectual pursuits) or popular culture (entertainment, fashion, and mass media).
The Longshan culture developed roughly 2,000 years after the Yangshao culture, around 3,000 - 2,000 BCE in the central plains of China. The Longshan culture is known for its advanced pottery techniques and social organization compared to the Yangshao culture.
Individual culture is a culture that values the individual over the group. This contrasts with a collectivist culture, which values the individual only with respect to their contribution to a certain social group.
I would not accept that African culture is stagnant. Looking form the outside, it seems to me that Africa has a mix of very vibrant societies with widely differing cultural traditions.
Do not refill your canteen from stagnant water. I left the company because my career became stagnant.
A stagnant swamp is often referred to as a "dead swamp" or simply a "stagnant marshland."
Active, energetic, and dynamic are a few antonyms of stagnant.
African culture has never been stagnant,it has been changing overtime because it is in interaction with other societies.To get rid off your doubt compare the last century's and today's habits.You will realise that there are big changes made For example there are changes in naming systems,dressing codes,cooking forms and food preservation methods as now people use modern methods( like Home Base Table cookers,West point deep fryers,fridges,ovens and rice cookers),Change in Arts and crafts,ceremonies are no longer the way they used to be( like wedding ceremonies),the change in the means of communication,religion,education and so many others.Therefore there is no culture which is stagnant,every civilization changes although the speed of the changes may differ due to the nature of people in that society.In some societies there are fast changes while in others there are low track dynamics.Whatever it is a change is a change regardless of its
The stagnant water smelled nasty.
methane is produced in the stagnant water in rice fields...
Unlike rushing water in a river, water in a pond is stationary and stagnant. 1 stagnant water or air is not moving and therefore smells unpleasant: Few fish survive in the stagnant waters of the lake. 2 not developing, growing or changing: The new investments are aimed at reviving the stagnant economy. The housing market has been largely stagnant over the past few months.
The elephants gathered around a stagnant watering hole since they were too tired to look for a freshwater source. The stagnant water smelled awful.
pour oil into the stagnant water
Then it's dirty. Good point. Stagnant MEANS dirty.
The water in the stagnant pond quickly took on an unpleasant smell.