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stillest |
Overview of adj still The adj still has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (16) at rest, inactive, motionless, static, still -- (not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest") 2. (9) silent, soundless, still -- (marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still") 3. (3) placid, quiet, still tranquil, unruffled -- (free from disturbance; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water") 4. (2) still -- (used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion; "a still photograph"; "Cezanne's still life of apples") 5. still noneffervescent -- (not sparkling; "a still wine"; "still mineral water") 6. still -- (free from noticeable current; "a still pond"; "still waters run deep") Antonyms of adj still 6 senses of still Sense 1 at rest, inactive, motionless, static, still INDIRECT (VIA nonmoving) -> moving Sense 2 silent, soundless, still INDIRECT (VIA quiet) -> noisy Sense 3 placid, quiet, still tranquil, unruffled INDIRECT (VIA calm) -> stormy Sense 4 still (vs. moving) moving (vs. still) => animated Sense 5 still (vs. sparkling), noneffervescent sparkling (vs. still), effervescent Sense 6 still INDIRECT (VIA standing) -> running Similarity of adj still 6 senses of still Sense 1 at rest, inactive, motionless, static, still => nonmoving (vs. moving), unmoving Sense 2 silent, soundless, still => quiet (vs. noisy) Sense 3 placid, quiet, still tranquil, unruffled => calm (vs. stormy) Sense 4 still (vs. moving) Sense 5 still (vs. sparkling), noneffervescent Sense 6 still => standing(postnominal) (vs. running) Attributes of adj still Familiarity of adj still still used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj still still stillborn stilly stock-still Overview of adj still The adj still has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (16) at rest, inactive, motionless, static, still -- (not in physical motion; "the inertia of an object at rest") 2. (9) silent, soundless, still -- (marked by absence of sound; "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still") 3. (3) placid, quiet, still tranquil, unruffled -- (free from disturbance; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water") 4. (2) still -- (used of pictures; of a single or static photograph not presented so as to create the illusion of motion; or representing objects not capable of motion; "a still photograph"; "Cezanne's still life of apples") 5. still noneffervescent -- (not sparkling; "a still wine"; "still mineral water") 6. still -- (free from noticeable current; "a still pond"; "still waters run deep")
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