DOLDRUMS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("doldrums" is a kind of...):

air current; current of air; wind (air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure)

Meaning:

A state of inactivity (in business or art etc)

Example:

economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation

Synonyms:

doldrums; stagnancy; stagnation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("doldrums" is a kind of...):

inaction; inactiveness; inactivity (the state of being inactive)

Domain category:

art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)

business; business enterprise; commercial enterprise (the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects)