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motionlessness

[moh-shuhn-lis] Origin

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)
 
adj
not moving; absolutely still
 
'motionlessly
 
adv
 
'motionlessness
 
n

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motionless
1590s, from motion + -less.
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