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stillness

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still⋅ness

  [stil-nis]
–noun
1. silence; quiet; hush.
2. the absence of motion.
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Origin:
bef. 1000; ME stilnesse, OE stilnes. See still 1 , -ness
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still·ness   (stĭl'nĭs)   
n.  The state or an instance of being quiet or calm: "The stillness that permeates the valleys is visual as well as acoustical" (Barry Lopez).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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