Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
stasis
English answer:
stagnation, 'fixed in time'
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Tony M
May 25, 2011 07:29
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English term
stasis
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"In addition to this Riggs found that this linear sense of time found its expression in the traditional values, the stasis, represented in "Murder, she wrote". This is concerned with the need to feel the ground beneath one's feet, of finding the right balance between the familiar, the known, and the safe, and the adventurous, the new, the exciting and the challenging."
I assume it might mean 'stability' but I'm not sure to be honest.
I assume it might mean 'stability' but I'm not sure to be honest.
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| 3 +1 | stagnation, 'fixed in time' |
Tony M
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| 5 | act or condition of standing |
Constantinos Faridis (X)
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| 4 | equilibrium |
jarekab
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| 3 | status quo |
Jack Doughty
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Dec 3, 2012 13:31: Tony M Created KOG entry
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stagnation, 'fixed in time'
'statis' is rather more subtle than 'stability', and often suggests a negative connotation, as I've hinted above by 'stagnation'.
It means when something is static, 'on hold', 'fixed in time' — "Murder, she wrote" is a good example — there is something timeless about it, a world that never seems to change, has always been there, and will always be there. But all the (supposed!) values of our society are summarized therein, and period almost becomes irrelevant.
It means when something is static, 'on hold', 'fixed in time' — "Murder, she wrote" is a good example — there is something timeless about it, a world that never seems to change, has always been there, and will always be there. But all the (supposed!) values of our society are summarized therein, and period almost becomes irrelevant.
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status quo
the state of affairs as in that novel, remaining as it is.
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act or condition of standing
Definition of STASIS
1
: a slowing or stoppage of the normal flow of a bodily fluid or semifluid: as a : slowing of the current of circulating blood b : reduced motility of the intestines with retention of feces
2
a : a state of static balance or equilibrium : stagnation b : a state or period of stability during which little or no evolutionary change in a lineage occurs
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Examples of STASIS
The country is in economic stasis.
His art was characterized by bursts of creativity followed by long periods of stasis.
Origin of STASIS
New Latin, from Greek στάσις, act or condition of standing, stopping, from histasthai to stand — more at stand
First Known Use: 1745
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