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motionlessness

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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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Noun1.motionlessness - a state of no motion or movement; "the utter motionlessness of a marble statue"
lifelessness, stillness
state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
fixedness, immobility, stationariness - remaining in place
motion - a state of change; "they were in a state of steady motion"


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There was a strange motionlessness of everything in that pretty little cabin.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
He has a power likewise of realizing and conveying to the consciousness of his reader abstract and elementary impressions, silence, darkness, absolute motionlessness, or, again, the whole complex sentiment of a particular place, the abstract expression of desolation in the long [99] white road, of peacefulness in a particular folding of the hills.
The Guardian by Pater, Walter Horatio View in context
But she, too, grew pale and thin; and the nervous activity of the poor little hands and arms only emphasized the pitiful motionlessness of the once active little feet and legs now lying so woefully quiet under the blankets.
Pollyanna by Porter, Eleanor H. View in context
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