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 | ||