Stirless

//ˈstəːləs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Motionless, still. archaic, poetic

    "For there it lies so tranquil, so beloved, / All that it hath of Life with us is living; / So gentle, stirless, helpless, and unmoved, / And all unconscious of the joy 't is giving [...]."

Example

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"For there it lies so tranquil, so beloved, / All that it hath of Life with us is living; / So gentle, stirless, helpless, and unmoved, / And all unconscious of the joy 't is giving [...]."

Etymology

From stir + -less.

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