moveless

American  

[moov-lis] / ˈmuv lɪs /

adjective

1. lacking movement.

   the still night with its moveless branches.

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Other Word Forms

• movelessly adverb
• movelessness noun

Etymology

Origin of moveless

First recorded in 1570–80; move + -less

Example Sentences

A square of water, as blue as a banner, a liquid panel like a window into star-space, it dreams, moveless, in the white tile floor.

From Time Magazine Archive

The fire had burned down long since and there was no light but those strips and slants of dimness creeping across the circle, sketching out a face, a hand, a moveless back.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

She sat at the window almost moveless, until she was called to her early breakfast.

From A Letter of Credit by Warner, Susan

Ellen remained moveless, and silent as the dead.

From Home Influence A Tale for Mothers and Daughters by Aguilar, Grace

Without the tumult, one of mighty limb And towering frame stands moveless; never yet A nobler captive had made sport for Rome.

From Authors and Writers Associated with Morristown With a Chapter on Historic Morristown by Colles, Julia Keese