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DOLDRUMS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
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)
Sense 2
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)
