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Stillness

//ˈstɪlnəs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality or state of being still. countable, uncountable

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

  2. 2
    (poetic) tranquil silence wordnet
  3. 3
    Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity. countable, uncountable

    "The grauitie, and ſtillneſſe of your youth / The world hath noted."

  4. 4
    a state of no motion or movement wordnet
  5. 5
    calmness without winds wordnet

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.

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