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- [stil-nis]
- /ˈstɪl nɪs/
- /ˈstɪlnəs/
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- [stil-nis]
- /ˈstɪl nɪs/
Definitions of stillness word
- noun stillness silence; quiet; hush. 1
- noun stillness the absence of motion. 1
- noun stillness calm, tranquillity 1
- noun stillness lack of movement 1
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Origin of stillness
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English stilnesse, Old English stilnes. See still1, -ness
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Parts of speech for Stillness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
stillness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
stillness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for stillness
noun stillness
- ataraxia — calmness or peace of mind; emotional tranquillity
- breakoff — an abrupt discontinuance, especially of relations
- cutoff — A cutoff or a cutoff point is the level or limit at which you decide that something should stop happening.
- dead air — the loss or suspension of the video or audio signal during a television or radio transmission.
- dreaminess — of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
Antonyms for stillness
noun stillness
- action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
- adventure — If someone has an adventure, they become involved in an unusual, exciting, and rather dangerous journey or series of events.
- ambulation — to walk about or move from place to place.
- appulse — a very close approach of two celestial bodies so that they are in conjunction but no eclipse or occultation occurs
- ballgame — any game played with a ball
Top questions with stillness
- what is stillness?
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- in the stillness of who you are lyrics?
- what is stillness in dance?
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- what does stillness mean in dance?
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