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Stillness

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Noun

1. hush, still, stillness

(poetic) tranquil silence

Example Sentences:
'the still of the night'

2. stillness, windlessness

calmness without winds

3. 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.


Stillness

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adjective
1. (usually predicative)
motionless; stationary
2. 
undisturbed or tranquil; silent and calm
3. 
not sparkling or effervescent
a still wine
4. 
gentle or quiet; subdued
5. obsolete
(of a child) dead at birth
adverb
6. 
continuing now or in the future as in the past
do you still love me?
7. 
up to this or that time; yet
I still don't know your name
8. (often used with a comparative)
even or yet
still more insults
9. 
quiet or without movement
sit still
10. poetic, dialect
always
noun
11. poetic
silence or tranquillity
the still of the night
12. 
a. 
a still photograph, esp of a scene from a motion-picture film
b. 
(as modifier)
a still camera
verb
13. 
to make or become still, quiet, or calm
14. (transitive)
to allay or relieve
her fears were stilled
sentence connector
15. 
even then; nevertheless
the child has some new toys and still cries
noun
1. 
an apparatus for carrying out distillation, consisting of a vessel in which a mixture is heated, a condenser to turn the vapour back to liquid, and a receiver to hold the distilled liquid, used esp in the manufacture of spirits
2. 
a place where spirits are made; distillery

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Stillness

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adjective
1. 
without sound; quiet; silent
2. 
hushed, soft, or low in sound
3. 
not moving; stationary; at rest; motionless
following stand, sit, lie, etc., sometimes regarded as an adverb
4. 
characterized by little or no commotion or agitation; tranquil; calm; serene
the still water of the lake
5. 
not effervescent or bubbling
said of wine
6.  Cinema
designating or of a single posed photograph or a photograph made from a single frame of a filmed sequence or scene, for use as in publicity
noun
7. 
silence; quiet
in the still of the night
8.  Cinema
a still photograph
adverb
9. 
at or up to the time indicated, whether past, present, or future
10. 
even; yet
used as an intensifier with a comparative form, etc.
cold yesterday, but still colder today
11. 
nevertheless; even then [rich but still unhappy]; often used as a conjunctive adverb [he failed; still, he never stopped trying]
12.  Archaic
ever; constantly
verb transitive
13. 
to make still; quiet
; specif.,
a. 
to make silent
b. 
to make motionless
c. 
to calm; relieve
verb intransitive
14. 
to become still
noun
1. 
an apparatus used for distilling liquids, esp. alcoholic liquors
2. 
distillery
verb transitive, verb intransitive
3. 
to distill
4.  Dialectal
to distill (alcoholic liquor) illegally

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Stillness

see synonyms of stillness
n.
1. Silence; quiet: the still of the night.
2. A still photograph, especially one taken from a scene of a movie and used for promotional purposes.
3. A still-life picture.
adv.
1. Without movement; motionlessly: stand still.
2.
a. At the present time; for the present: We are still waiting.
b. Up to or at a specified time; yet: still had not made up her mind.
c. At a future time; eventually: may still see the error of his ways.
3. In increasing amount or degree; even: and still further complaints.
4. In addition; besides: had still another helping.
5. All the same; nevertheless.
v. stilled, still·ing, stills
v.tr.
1. To make motionless or unagitated: The afternoon heat stilled the breeze.
2. To make quiet; silence: "a ... cold wind that stilled even the chorus of insects" (David Campbell).
3. To allay or calm: The parents stilled their child's fears of the dark.
v.intr.
To become still.
adj. still·er, still·est
1.
a. Not moving or in motion: The patient must be still for the doctor to work.
b. Free from disturbance, agitation, or commotion: the still waters of the lake.
c. Of or relating to a single or static photograph as opposed to a movie.
2. Making or characterized by no sound or faint sound: The crowd cheered and then grew still. See Synonyms at quiet.
3. Not carbonated; lacking effervescence: a still wine.

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