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stillness - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'stillness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Stillness [ n.]
- The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence; calmness; inactivity.
- Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity.

Meaning of 'stillness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . stillness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (poetic) tranquil silence
Example in sentence:
  • the still of the night
Meaning (2):
- a state of no motion or movement
Example in sentence:
  • the utter motionlessness of a marble statue

Nearby Words:

stiacciato stian stibborn stibial stibialism stibiated stibic stibiconite stibine stibious

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