still life
noun, plural still lifes.
a representation chiefly of inanimate objects, as a painting of a bowl of fruit.
the category of subject matter in which inanimate objects are represented, as in painting or photography.
Words nearby still life
still alarm, still and all, still frame, still hunt, still layer, still life, still pack, still room, still small voice, still trailer, still water
Origin of still life
First recorded in 1635–45
OTHER WORDS FROM still life
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British Dictionary definitions for still life
still life
noun plural still lifes
- a painting or drawing of inanimate objects, such as fruit, flowers, etc
- (as modifier)a still-life painting
the genre of such paintings
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