Stillness Definition

noun

The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence; calmness; inactivity.

Wiktionary

Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity.

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Noun

Singular:
stillness
Plural:
stillnesses

Origin of Stillness

  • 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 +"Ž -ness.

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Stillness Sentence Examples

  • In the deathlike stillness only the tramp of horses was heard.

  • There was a stillness on the tree-lined lanes that whispered peace.

  • Outside, there was the same cold stillness and the same moon, but even brighter than before.

  • There was perfect stillness.

  • In the stillness around him his slowly uttered words were distinctly heard.

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Words Starting With

SSTSTI

Words Ending With

SSSESS

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