still water

American  

noun

1. a part of a stream that is level or where the level of inclination is so slight that no current is visible.

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Etymology

Origin of still water

First recorded in 1620–30

Example Sentences

It’s not because director Antoine Fuqua’s style is hackneyed, or that screenwriter John Logan’s script has all the dramatic tension of a glass of still water — though both of those things are true, too.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Her summer is transfigured by their innocent trysts: “There was the still water of a lake. There were a garden’s scents and its delicious twilight air.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Back at the marina, Doreen Barnes and her husband Ken, both 85, are looking out across the still water.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

Chaves doesn’t object to fountains with pumps, but he prefers the simplicity of still water features so he doesn’t have to worry about power cords or special water lines.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024

Calm as still water, Arya told herself, but even when she gave her eyes a moment to adjust, there was nothing to see but the vague grey outline of the door she had come through.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin