mo·tion·less

[moh-shuhn-lis]
adjective
without motion: a motionless statue.

Origin:
1590–1600; motion + -less

mo·tion·less·ly, adverb
mo·tion·less·ness, noun


still, stationary, unmoving, inert, stable, fixed, quiescent, quiet.


active.
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motionless (ˈməʊʃənlɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not moving; absolutely still
 
'motionlessly
 
adv
 
'motionlessness
 
n

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Motionless is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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Word Origin & History

motionless
1590s, from motion + -less.
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Example sentences
And could either be motionless or moving about randomly, depending on the wind
  that day.
Workers leave the motionless factories to forage in the countryside.
Outside, the trees were filled with motionless birds, and the buzz of cicadas
  floated in the air.
During this time they remain motionless in the marsh until water levels rise
  again.
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