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stillness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | windlessness |
| Type of | calmness |
| Derivation | still |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lifelessness, motionlessness |
| Type of | state |
| Has types | stationariness, fixedness, immobility |
| Derivation | still |
Examples of stillness
stillness
The piece forces an interesting stillness in an atmosphere of dramatic movement.
From the economist.com
The hooting of a distant owl was all the sound that troubled the dead stillness.
From the sacbee.com
This illuminating stillness is a gift shared by few English-speaking actresses.
From the time.com
He appreciates winter's cold calmness, its snow's stillness, its dreamy dormancy.
From the post-gazette.com
The books I liked best this year share a certain quality of hard-won stillness.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
I will never forget the stillness, the reflections on the river and the vastness.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The predawn stillness of Athens was shattered four times one morning last week.
From the time.com
Stillness doesn't exist right now in the kitchen of Cameron Park's Redbud Cafe.
From the sacbee.com
When the 100 shooters assembled, a single whistle brought the gym to stillness.
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- Hush: (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"
- Calmness without winds
- Motionlessness: a state of no motion or movement; "the utter motionlessness of a marble statue"
- Stillness is the final album by Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66.
- The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence; calmness; inactivity; Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity
- The world is 99% stillness and 1% form. It is because of the infinite silence of the forest that you can hear the sweet song of a bird chirping. If the forest was filled with noise, it would be impossible to hear anything in particular. ...
- As Sixth Sense, with Karlton Hester, Stephen Nachmanovitch, and Stephanie Phillips 2009.
- A stop in time to place emphasis. E.g. hesitation
