STILLNESS

hush, stillness, still

(noun) (poetic) tranquil silence; “the still of the night”

motionlessness, stillness, lifelessness

(noun) a state of no motion or movement; “the utter motionlessness of a marble statue”

stillness, windlessness

(noun) calmness without winds

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

stillness (countable and uncountable, plural stillnesses)

The quality or state of being still

Synonyms: calmness, motionlessness, inactivity, inertia

Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity.

Synonyms: quietness, silence

Source: Wiktionary

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Still"ness, n.

1. The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence; calmness; inactivity. Painting, then, was the art demanded by the modern intellect upon its emergence from the stillness of the Middle Ages. J. A. Symonds.

2. Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity. The gravity and stillness of your youth The world hath noted. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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