stillth
noun/stɪlθ/
Etymology
From Middle English stilthe, from Old English *stilþ, *stillþ, *stillþu (“stillness”), from Proto-Germanic *stilliþō (“stillness, quietness”), equivalent to still + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with West Frisian stilte (“silence, stillness, quietness”), Dutch stilte (“silence, stillness, quietness”), Low German stilte (“quietness”), Old High German stillida (“quietness”).
Definitions
The state, quality, or condition of being still
The state, quality, or condition of being still; stillness; tranquility; peace.
- And suddenly the magic of this place — the fragrance and the stillth and the peace of it — took Dicky by the throat.
- Whenever I was in deep thought in the stillth of a night in longing for the mainland, it seemed that a voice was calling in the dark.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for stillth. 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