What does "motionless" mean?

At rest, stationary, immobile, not moving.

What is a synonym for "motionless"?

Common synonyms include: at a standstill, at anchor, at rest, calm, contemplative, dead.

How do you pronounce "motionless"?

Pronounced //ˈməʊʃənlɛs//.

Motionless

//ˈməʊʃənlɛs// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1
At rest, stationary, immobile, not moving. not-comparable
"Nothing was to be seen save flat meadows, cows for the most part feeding unconcernedly, and silvery pollard willows motionless in the warm sunlight."

Adjective

1
not in physical motion wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

at a standstill at anchor at rest calm contemplative dead

Antonyms

All antonyms

animate

Example

More examples

"These special characteristics explain its preference for still-hunting (lying motionless beside a seal's breathing hole, waiting for one to surface)."

Etymology

From motion + -less.

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