stationariness
- noun
- /ˌsteɪʃəˈnɛrɪs/
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estacionariedad
- During the winter, the stationariness of the snow-covered landscape created a serene and peaceful atmosphere.
Examples
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The stationariness of the lake made it a perfect spot for reflection and meditation.
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For each of them has within itself a principle of motion and of stationariness... which seems to indicate that nature is a principle or cause of being moved and of being at rest in that to which it belongs primarily, in virtue of itself and not accidentally.
Academic text (2016) -
The artist captured the essence of stationariness in his painting of a still river surrounded by trees.
Synonyms
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3.5
A time of complete quiet and no movement that feels calm
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8.2
A situation with little change because two sides balance each other
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6.3
A state of no movement or not being able to move
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8.6
A state in which something does not move or change
When something stays in the same place and does not change over time
A time when a person or thing is completely still
A state in which something does not move or change
Being firmly held in place so it does not move or change
Antonyms
How Still
Surface Forms
Morphology
stationariness = stationary (transparent) = stationary + ness
The word is formed by adding the suffix '-ness' to 'stationary', clearly indicating a state or quality.
Etymology
Stationariness comes from stationary, which is built on the old root stare meaning 'to stand' and the word station meaning 'a place to stay'. So, stationariness is the quality of 'standing' or staying in one place without movement.