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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.

Synonyms

  • Windlessness

Related Words

  • Still (adjective)

Meaning 2

A state of no motion or movement; "the utter motionlessness of a marble statue".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

  • Lifelessness
  • Motionlessness

Hypernyms

  • State

Hyponyms

  • Stationariness
  • Fixedness

Related Words

  • Still (adjective)

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.

Synonyms

  • Hush
  • Still

Hypernyms

  • Silence

Related Words

  • Still (adjective)
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