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Dictionary: still·ness   (stĭl'nĭs) pronunciation
 
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).


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WordNet: stillness
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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: (poetic) tranquil silence
  Synonyms: hush, still

Meaning #2: calmness without winds
  Synonym: windlessness

Meaning #3: a state of no motion or movement
  Synonym: motionlessness


 
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stilhed

Nederlands (Dutch)
stilte, kalmte, onbeweeglijkheid

Français (French)
n. - calme, tranquillité

Deutsch (German)
n. - Stille, Regungslosigkeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ηρεμία, ακινησία, σιγή, σιγαλιά

Italiano (Italian)
quiete, calma, immobilità, tranquillità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tranqüilidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
неподвижность, спокойствие, тишина

Español (Spanish)
n. - silencio, calma, quietud, tranquilidad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stillhet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
静止, 不动, 寂静, 平静

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 靜止, 不動, 寂靜, 平靜

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 부동, 정적, 침묵

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 静けさ, 平静, 静止, 不動

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) السكون‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דום, דומייה, שקט‬


 
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