stillness

1 (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" [syn: hush, still]

2 calmness without winds [syn: windlessness]

3 a state of no motion or movement [syn: motionlessness] [ant: motion]

English

Etymology

Noun

1. The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence; calmness; inactivity.
2. Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity.

Translations

• German: Stille
• French: calme , immobilité

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