stilly

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   silent

   silent; calm

   • The stilly murmur of the distant Sea Tells us of silence.
   • The dead--in holy, stilly peace, the sacred dead repose, Afar from earth's turmoil and grief, and all of sick'ning woes; From racking pain, and withering pride, and avarice's care, Secure they rest in solitude, unaw'd by sin or snare.
   • Long was the darkness, Lonely and stilly.
2. 2

   While still and calm.

   • She passed away very stilly and painlessly.
   • The river, too, was colored, and every tree was like a torch burning stilly in the quiet of the evening.
   • When she arrived at the white boat which floated so stilly on the morning glitter of the water, only just stirred by a breeze from the south, she stepped at once on board.

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