Stillness (Noun)
Meaning 1
Calmness without winds.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The stillness of the morning air was a welcome respite from the previous day's stormy weather.
- The lake's surface reflected the surrounding trees with perfect clarity, its stillness unbroken by even a single ripple.
- As I stood on the mountaintop, I felt a sense of awe at the stillness that surrounded me, the world seeming to hold its breath in reverence.
- The stillness of the night was oppressive, the darkness seeming to press in on me from all sides.
- In the stillness of the abandoned house, I could almost hear the echoes of the laughter and conversations that had once filled its rooms.
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Meaning 2
A state of no motion or movement; "the utter motionlessness of a marble statue".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 3
(poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The forest was bathed in a deep stillness, the only sound the soft rustling of leaves.
- As the sun dipped below the horizon, the city was enveloped in a soothing stillness.
- The stillness of the morning hour was a time for reflection and contemplation.
- The quiet village lay in stillness, its inhabitants lost in slumber, unaware of the storm that was to come.
- In the stillness of the night, the stars shone brightly, a celestial showcase of twinkling light.