Definition of STATIONARY

stationary

Meanings

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.

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

stationary is a valid Words With Friends word