Synonyms for stillness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : stil-nis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɪl nɪs

Top 10 synonyms for stillness Other synonyms for the word stillness

Définition of stillness

Origin :
  • Old English stilnes; see still (adj.) + -ness.
  • noun silence
Example sentences :
  • The Sabbath of eternity has shed its stillness along the street.
  • Extract from : « The New Adam and Eve (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The stillness that followed was broken only by the Judge's voice.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • He listened in a stillness of dread which resembled the immobility of profound attention.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • In this way it might be literally possible 'to hear a shadow fall athwart the stillness.'
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • Suddenly the stillness of the night was broken by the sound of a horn.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • There was something horrifying in the single splash, and then the stillness.
  • Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • In all the house, now, there was no sound, and without there was a stillness only more vast.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • Through the forest is a great silence, but no stillness at all.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • Then there came a great stillness in the room—the stillness of all listening years.
  • Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
  • Let the stillness of nature fall where there must be stillness!
  • Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen

Antonyms for stillness

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019