still life

American  

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.

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still life British  

noun

1. 1. a painting or drawing of inanimate objects, such as fruit, flowers, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      a still-life painting

2. the genre of such paintings

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Other Word Forms

• still-life adjective

Etymology

Origin of still life

First recorded in 1635–45

Example Sentences

Six months on, Ms Hopkins said her son - a keen rugby player - has "dealt with it absolutely amazingly" but still lives with physical injuries like nerve damage.

From BBC

Jono had only received an interim payment from the Post Office which he had used to buy a small caravan in a holiday park near Cirencester where Sarah still lives.

From BBC

But she still lives in the same apartment with the elderly cat she and Shannon adopted before he died.

From Los Angeles Times

He instructed Harnett to select from among Abbe’s own possessions for the still life, and Harnett chose objects that reveal the comfortable, cultured aspects of his client’s life.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr Street still lives with his parents and can't afford the properties he sees online.

From BBC