stillness

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The quality or state of being still. countable,uncountable
    — The teru-tero (Vanellus cayanensis), is another bird, which often disturbs the stillness of the night.
  2. Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity. countable,uncountable
    — The grauitie, and ſtillneſſe of your youth / The world hath noted.

词形变化

stillnesses plural stillnesse alternative,obsolete

词源

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.
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