paikallaan pysyvä — meaning in English

English meaning

• sedentary adjective Involving or characterised by much sitting and little physical activity.
• stagnant adj Not flowing or moving, and therefore often stale or unhealthy — usually said of water.
• staid adj Calm, serious, and unlikely to do anything sudden or exciting.

Senses

paikallaan pysyvä is used for these senses in English:

• sedentary (medicine, of a job, lifestyle, etc.) Not moving much; sitting around.
• stagnant (figurative) Without progress or change; stale; inactive.
• staid (rare) Always fixed in the same location; stationary.

sedentary — full definition

1. adjective Involving or characterised by much sitting and little physical activity.
2. adjective Of an animal, staying in one place rather than migrating; of a species, fixed to a surface for most of its life.
3. adjective Of a people or way of life, settled in one place rather than moving from place to place.

stagnant — full definition

1. adj Not flowing or moving, and therefore often stale or unhealthy — usually said of water.
2. adj Showing no growth, change, or progress.

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