stillness

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈstɪlnəs/

Definition of stillness

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality or state of being still.
    “The teru-tero (Vanellus cayanensis), is another bird, which often disturbs the stillness of the night.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality or state of being still.
    “The teru-tero (Vanellus cayanensis), is another bird, which often disturbs the stillness of the night.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity.
    “The grauitie, and ſtillneſſe of your youth / The world hath noted.”
    “Like a heartbeat drives you mad / In the stillness of remembering what you had / And what you lost”

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Etymology

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 + -ness.

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