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单词 stillness
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Definition of stillness in English:

stillness

noun ˈstɪlnəsˈstɪlnəs
mass noun
  • The absence of movement or sound.

    absolute stillness greeted our gaze
    an eerie stillness engulfed the camp
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A powerful, palpable stillness filled the cool night.
    • Perhaps he's still less at home with movement than he is with stillness.
    • Walking up the gravel path feels like the approach to some kind of altar, the scrunching stones disturbing in the stillness.
    • His carefully balanced compositions often create an island of stillness, a moment of revelatory quiet amid the modern churnings.
    • They prefer a mongrel vitality to a purebred stillness, a jumbled collage to a more settled composition.
 
 

Definition of stillness in US English:

stillness

nounˈstilnəsˈstɪlnəs
  • The absence of movement or sound.

    absolute stillness greeted our gaze
    an eerie stillness engulfed the camp
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They prefer a mongrel vitality to a purebred stillness, a jumbled collage to a more settled composition.
    • A powerful, palpable stillness filled the cool night.
    • His carefully balanced compositions often create an island of stillness, a moment of revelatory quiet amid the modern churnings.
    • Walking up the gravel path feels like the approach to some kind of altar, the scrunching stones disturbing in the stillness.
    • Perhaps he's still less at home with movement than he is with stillness.
 
 
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