English noun: stillness | |||
1. | stillness (attribute) (poetic) tranquil silence | ||
Samples | The still of the night. | ||
Synonyms | hush, still | ||
Broader (hypernym) | quiet, silence | ||
Domain category | poesy, poetry, verse | ||
2. | stillness (state) calmness without winds | ||
Synonyms | windlessness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | calmness | ||
3. | stillness (state) a state of no motion or movement | ||
Samples | The utter motionlessness of a marble statue. | ||
Synonyms | lifelessness, motionlessness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | state | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fixedness, immobility, stationariness | ||
Antonyms | motion | ||