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Motionlessness

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Noun

1. lifelessness, motionlessness, stillness

a state of no motion or movement

Example Sentences:
'the utter motionlessness of a marble statue'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Motionlessness

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noun
1. 
the process of continual change in the physical position of an object; movement
linear motion
▶ Related adjective: kinetic
2. 
a movement or action, esp of part of the human body; gesture
3. 
a. 
the capacity for movement
b. 
a manner of movement, esp walking; gait
4. 
a mental impulse
5. 
a formal proposal to be discussed and voted on in a debate, meeting, etc
6. law
an application made to a judge or court for an order or ruling necessary to the conduct of legal proceedings
7. British
a. 
the evacuation of the bowels
b. 
excrement
8. 
a. 
part of a moving mechanism
b. 
the action of such a part
9. music
the upward or downward course followed by a part or melody. Parts whose progressions are in the same direction exhibit similar motion, while two parts whose progressions are in opposite directions exhibit contrary motion
See also parallel (sense 3)
10.  go through the motions
11.  in motion
verb
12. (when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive)
to signal or direct (a person) by a movement or gesture
noun
Sir Andrew. born 1952, British poet and biographer; his collections include Pleasure Steamers (1978) and Public Property (2002): poet laureate (1999–2009)

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Motionlessness

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noun
1. 
the act or process of moving; passage of a body from one place to another; movement
2. 
the act of moving the body or any of its parts
3. 
a meaningful movement of the hand, eyes, etc.; gesture
4.  Rare
the ability to move
5. 
an impulse; inclination
of one's own motion
6. 
a proposal; suggestion; esp. a proposal formally made in an assembly or meeting
7.  Law
an application to a court for a ruling, order, etc.
8.  Mechanics
a combination of moving parts; mechanism
9.  Music
melodic progression, as a change from one pitch to another in a voice part
verb intransitive
10. 
to make a meaningful movement of the hand, head, etc.; gesture
verb transitive
11. 
to direct or command by a meaningful gesture

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Motionlessness

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adj.
Having or making no motion.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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