still and all

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stil and awl]
- /stɪl ænd ɔl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stil and awl]
- /stɪl ænd ɔl/

Definitions of still and all words

adjective still and all remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: to stand still. 1
adjective still and all free from sound or noise, as a place or persons; silent: to keep still about a matter. 1
adjective still and all subdued or low in sound; hushed: a still, small voice. 1
adjective still and all free from turbulence or commotion; peaceful; tranquil; calm: the still air. 1
adjective still and all without waves or perceptible current; not flowing, as water. 1
adjective still and all not effervescent or sparkling, as wine. 1

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Origin of still and all

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (adj. and adv.) Middle English still(e), Old English stille; (noun) Middle English: a calm, derivative of the adj.; (v.) Middle English styllen, Old English stillan; (conjunction) derivative of the adv.; akin to German still (adj.), stille (adv.), stillen (v.), Dutch stil (adj. and adv.), stillen (v.); see stall1

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Parts of speech for Still and all

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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still and all popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for still and all

adv still and all

after all — You use after all when introducing a statement which supports or helps explain something you have just said.
at any rate — You use at any rate to indicate that what you have just said might be incorrect or unclear in some way, and that you are now being more precise.
howbeit — Archaic. nevertheless.

conj still and all

for all that — the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the way; all year.

adverb still and all

nevertheless — nonetheless; notwithstanding; however; in spite of that: a small but nevertheless important change.
yet — at the present time; now: Don't go yet. Are they here yet?

conjunction still and all

withal — with it all; as well; besides.

All 7 Synonyms of still and all