stillness
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stillness
- /ˈstɪlnəs/
Rhymes with -ɪlnəs
Where it comes from
From Middle English stilnesse, from Old English stilnes (“stillness, quiet; absence of noise or disturbance, release, relaxation; silence, abstention from speech; absence of disturbance or molestation, tranquility, peace, security; that which appeases”), equivalent to still + -ness.
noun stillnesses · stillnesse
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The quality or state of being still.
The teru-tero (Vanellus cayanensis), is another bird, which often disturbs the stillness of the night.
Similar: calmness, motionlessness, inactivity, inertia
- Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity. The grauitie, and ſtillneſſe of your youth / The world hath noted.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: motionlessness, hush, windlessness, quiet, silence, immobility, stagnation, standstill, calm, impasse, rigidity, solidity, deadlock, freeze, ice, inertia
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noun quality or state of being still
| Français | calme, immobilité |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Stille |
| Italiano | immobilità |
Talk about this word "stillness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stillness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stillness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stillness "stillness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stillness.Cite this
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