• Stillness

    Origin

    From Middle English stilnesse, from Old English stilnes ("stillness, quiet; absence of noise or disturbance, release, relaxation; silence, abstention from speech; absence of disturbance or molestation, tranquility, peace, security; that which appeases"), equivalent to still + -ness.

    Full definition of stillness

    Noun

    stillness

    (countable and uncountable; plural stillnesss)
    1. The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence; calmness; inactivity.
    2. Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity.
      • 1603, William Shakespeare, , II. iii. 186:The gravity and stillness of your youth
        The world hath noted;
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