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stillness

noun
/ˈstɪlnəs/

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.

  1. inherited from 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”
  2. inherited from stilnesse

Definitions

  1. The quality or state of being still.

    • The teru-tero (Vanellus cayanensis), is another bird, which often disturbs the stillness of the night.

  2. Habitual silence or quiet

    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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No curated loop yet for stillness. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA