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stillness

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still·ness  (stlns)
n.
The state or an instance of being quiet or calm: "The stillness that permeates the valleys is visual as well as acoustical" (Barry Lopez).
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stillness - (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"
silence, quiet - the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"
poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form
2.stillness - calmness without winds
calmness - an absence of strong winds or rain
3.stillness - a state of no motion or movement; "the utter motionlessness of a marble statue"
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
Translations
stillness [ˈstɪlnɪs] N
1. (= motionlessness) [of person, hands, air, water] → quietud f
2. (= quiet, calm) → tranquilidad f, calma f
stillness [ˈstɪlnɪs] n (= tranquility) → silence m
Four deafening explosions shattered the stillness of the night air → Quatre explosions assourdissantes déchirèrent le silence de la nuit.
stillness
n
(= motionlessness)Unbewegtheit f; (of person)Reglosigkeit f
(= quietness)Stille f, → Ruhe f
stillness [ˈstɪlnɪs] nimmobilità; (quietness) → silenzio, tranquillità
stillness [ˈstɪlnɪs] nimmobilità; (quietness) → silenzio, tranquillità


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At any rate, as the dusk came on a slow, intermittent movement upon the sand pits began, a move- ment that seemed to gather force as the stillness of the eve- ning about the cylinder remained unbroken.
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before; But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token, And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, "Lenore?
A summer on the loftiest height, with cold fountains and blissful stillness: oh, come, my friends, that the stillness may become more blissful!
 
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