stillness
Plural: stillnesses
Noun
- (poetic) tranquil silence
- calmness without winds
- a state of no motion or movement
- The quality or state of being still.
- Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
hush, lifelessness, motionlessness, still, windlessness, calmness, inactivity, inertia, quietness, silence
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
stillness: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordstillness: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stillness: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary