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

Lindsay swayed, pitched; fell backwards, white and moveless.

From Out of the Air by Gillmore, Inez Haynes

Instantly Lochinvar dropped to a halt and stood moveless, looking back for the next gesture.

From Lad: A Dog by Terhune, Albert Payson

It is carefully wrapped in a huge shawl, and is quite silent and moveless.

From Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives by Lynch, Lawrence L.