motionless
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3.0
- adjective
- /ˈmoʊʃənləs/
:
inmóvil
- Sometimes he seemed to be meditating, sitting upright and motionless with his eyes closed.
- remain motionless
- lie motionless
- stand motionless
Stiff, expressionless, motionless, stoic, nonchalant face.
- Stiff, expressionless, motionless, stoic, nonchalant face.
- And his avatar collapses motionless on the sand.
- She spat into the fire, wiped her sore mouth with her hand, and stood motionless again.
- And so my wife obviously jumps in, freaks out, screams, grabs her, picks her up, she's motionless.
- Around the edges of the square, a number of men and women were sitting or lying on their backs, motionless.
- And yet self consciousness is only the motionless tautology of I am I.
- I didn't move completely motionless tears beyond stream.
- In one moment, you've got a mass of cells that are dividing and motionless.
Examples
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She spat into the fire, wiped her sore mouth with her hand, and stood motionless again.
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" Tim saw two animals, standing motionless in the shade of a large tree.
Fiction book (1990) -
The President was lying motionless in the car.
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All but two, who stood motionless.
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The stern section remained motionless and high out of the water for 30 seconds or more.
Academic text (2012) -
A perfect morning for lying motionless on a raft in a cold Canadian lake.
Academic text (1990) -
For a moment, Tom looks at Leo's motionless back, but he has nothing left to say.
Fiction book (1990) -
The swaying stopped, and she stood motionless, eyes closed, to finish the tale of Barbara Allen.
Fiction book (1990) -
All the sheikhs, the president, and spectators rise and stand motionless until the anthem is finished.
Academic text (2000) -
The statue stood motionless in the middle of the park, attracting the attention of passersby.
Synonyms
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1.0
Not moving or making a sound
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2.9
Not moving and staying in one place
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3.8
Not moving or changing over time
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5.5
Not moving and without the energy or will to act
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2.4
Someone or something that is quiet and still and not moving
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6.2
Not moving at all
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2.2
Completely still and keeping the same position
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3.0
Staying in the same place and not changing position
Completely still and not changing position
Antonyms
How Still
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word motionless comes from motion, which means 'movement' or 'to move', and the ending less, which means 'without'. So motionless means 'without movement' and describes something completely still.