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motionless

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mo·tion·less  (mshn-ls)
adj.
Having or making no motion.
motion·less·ly adv.
motion·less·ness n.
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Adj.1.motionless - not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest"
static, still, inactive
nonmoving, unmoving - not in motion
motionless
adjective still, static, stationary, standing, fixed, frozen, calm, halted, paralysed, lifeless, inert, unmoved, transfixed, at rest, immobile, inanimate, at a standstill, unmoving, stock-still << OPPOSITE moving
Translations
Spanish motionless [ˈməuʃənlɪs] adj → inmóvil
French motionless [ˈməuʃənlɪs] motion adj → immobile, sans mouvement
German motionless [ˈməuʃənlɪs] motion adj → reg(ungs)los
Italian motionless [ˈməuʃənlɪs] adj → immobile
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Straight ahead, now, the little dog dashed madly; and it was not long before Pollyanna came upon the reason for it all: a man lying motionless at the foot of a steep, overhanging mass of rock a few yards from the side path.
Pollyanna by Porter, Eleanor H. View in context
The tall masts are the pillars supporting the balanced planes that, motionless and silent, catch from the air the ship's motive-power, as it were a gift from Heaven vouchsafed to the audacity of man; and it is the ship's tall spars, stripped and shorn of their white glory, that incline themselves before the anger of the clouded heaven.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Vasili Andreevich stood silent and motionless for half a minute.
Master and Man by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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