- motionless
- adjective see motion I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
motionless
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Motionless — Album par Chokebore Sortie 1993 Enregistrement 1993 Durée 38:19 Genre Rock indépendant Producteur Mac … Wikipédia en Français
Motionless — Mo tion*less, a. Without motion; being at rest. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
motionless — index firm, idle, inactive, indolent, otiose, placid, rigid, stable, stagnant, static … Law dictionary
motionless — (adj.) 1590s, from MOTION (Cf. motion) (n.) + LESS (Cf. less). Related: Motionlessly; motionlessness … Etymology dictionary
motionless — [adj] calm, not moving apoplectic, at a standstill, at rest, becalmed, dead, deadlocked, deathly, firm, fixed, frozen, halted, immobile, immotile, inanimate, inert, lifeless, numb, palsied, paralyzed, petrified, quiescent, quiet, spellbound,… … New thesaurus
motionless — [[t]mo͟ʊʃ(ə)nləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ Someone or something that is motionless is not moving at all. He has this ability of being able to remain as motionless as a statue, for hours on end... Her hands were motionless... He stood there… … English dictionary
motionless — mo|tion|less [ˈməuʃənləs US ˈmou ] adj not moving at all = ↑still stand/sit/lay motionless ▪ The men stood motionless as Weir held his finger to his lips. ▪ Graham remained motionless. >motionlessly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
motionless — adj. VERBS ▪ be, hang, kneel, lie, remain, sit, stand, stay ▪ The flag hung motionless on its pole … Collocations dictionary
motionless — motionlessly, adv. motionlessness, n. /moh sheuhn lis/, adj. without motion: a motionless statue. [1590 1600; MOTION + LESS] Syn. still, stationary, unmoving, inert, stable, fixed, quiescent, quiet. Ant. active. * * * … Universalium
motionless — adjective not moving at all: Helen sat motionless and silent. motionlessly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
motionless — adjective the leaves were motionless in the still night air Syn: unmoving, still, stationary, stock still, immobile, static, not moving a muscle, rooted to the spot, transfixed, paralyzed, frozen Ant: moving … Thesaurus of popular words
