Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
( used of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Stative \Sta"tive\ (st[=a]"t[i^]v), a. [L. stativus, fr. stare,
statum, to stand.] (Mil.)
Of or pertaining to a fixed camp, or military posts or
quarters. [Obs. or R.]
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
stative
adj 1: ( used of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most participial
adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than
an action [ant: active, dynamic]