still life

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noun,plural still lifes.
  1. a representation chiefly of inanimate objects, as a painting of a bowl of fruit.

  2. the category of subject matter in which inanimate objects are represented, as in painting or photography.

Origin of still life

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First recorded in 1635–45

Other words from still life

  • still-life, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for still life

still life

nounplural still lifes
    • a painting or drawing of inanimate objects, such as fruit, flowers, etc

    • (as modifier): a still-life painting

  1. the genre of such paintings

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