still
1- remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: to stand still.
- free from sound or noise, as a place or persons; silent: to keep still about a matter.
- subdued or low in sound; hushed: a still, small voice.
- free from turbulence or commotion; peaceful; tranquil; calm: the still air.
- without waves or perceptible current; not flowing, as water.
- not effervescent or sparkling, as wine.
- Photography. noting, pertaining to, or used for making single photographs, as opposed to a motion picture.
- stillness or silence: the still of the night.
- Photography. a single photographic print, as one of the frames of a motion-picture film.
- at this or that time; as previously: Are you still here?
- up to this or that time; as yet: A day before departure we were still lacking an itinerary.
- in the future as in the past: Objections will still be made.
- even; in addition; yet (used to emphasize a comparative): still more complaints; still greater riches.
- even then; yet; nevertheless: to be rich and still crave more.
- without sound or movement; quietly: Sit still!
- at or to a greater distance or degree.
- Archaic. steadily; constantly; always.
- and yet; but yet; nevertheless: It was futile, still they fought.
- to silence or hush (sounds, voices, etc.).
- to calm, appease, or allay: to still a craving.
- to quiet, subdue, or cause to subside (waves, winds, commotion, tumult, passion, pain, etc.).
- to become still or quiet.
- still and all, nonetheless; even with everything considered: Even though you dislike us, still and all you should be polite.
Origin of still
1Synonyms for still
Synonym study
still
2- a distilling apparatus, consisting of a vessel in which a liquid is heated and vaporized and a cooling device or coil for condensing the vapor.
- a distillery.
- to distill.
Origin of still
2Related Words for stilled
even, nevertheless, yet, though, closed, smooth, stock-still, pacific, halcyon, static, sealed, stable, fixed, whist, notwithstanding, nonetheless, withal, quietude, quietness, peaceExamples from the Web for stilled
Contemporary Examples of stilled
The most famous Tiananmen protest leaders are stilled barred from entering China.
Tian Hou, Imprisoned After Tiananmen Square, Has Now Returned as a Successful Financial AnalystMelinda Liu
March 9, 2012
Historical Examples of stilled
But the new voice was stilled into nothingness by the shrill, reawakening falsetto.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
What could such men as these raise up in place of the mighty life they had stilled?
The HarborErnest Poole
There was an exclamation from the sheriff and the sound of moving feet suddenly was stilled.
The CoyoteJames Roberts
The heat seemed to have stilled everything in the world but his voice.
VictoryJoseph Conrad
There would always be a longing cry in her heart that would refuse to be stilled.
Jolly Sally PendletonLaura Jean Libbey
still
1- (usually predicative) motionless; stationary
- undisturbed or tranquil; silent and calm
- not sparkling or effervescenta still wine
- gentle or quiet; subdued
- obsolete (of a child) dead at birth
- continuing now or in the future as in the pastdo you still love me?
- up to this or that time; yetI still don't know your name
- (often used with a comparative) even or yetstill more insults
- quiet or without movementsit still
- poetic, dialect always
- poetic silence or tranquillitythe still of the night
- a still photograph, esp of a scene from a motion-picture film
- (as modifier)a still camera
- to make or become still, quiet, or calm
- (tr) to allay or relieveher fears were stilled
- even then; neverthelessthe child has some new toys and still cries
Word Origin for still
still
2- an apparatus for carrying out distillation, consisting of a vessel in which a mixture is heated, a condenser to turn the vapour back to liquid, and a receiver to hold the distilled liquid, used esp in the manufacture of spirits
- a place where spirits are made; distillery
Word Origin for still
Word Origin and History for stilled
still
Old English stille "motionless, stationary," from West Germanic *steljaz (cf. Old Frisian, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch stille, Dutch stil, Old High German stilli, German still), from root *stel- "fixed, not moving, standing" (see stall (n.1)). Meaning "quiet, silent" emerged in later Old English. Euphemistic for "dead" in stillborn, etc. Still small voice is from KJV:
And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake: and after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice. [1 Kings 19:11-13]
still
"distilling apparatus," 1530s, from Middle English stillen "to distill" (c.1300), a variant of distillen (see distill).
still
"to calm," Old English stillan, from stille "at rest" (see still (adj.)). Cognate with Old Saxon stillian, Old Norse stilla, Dutch, Old High German, German stillen. Related: Stilled; stilling.
still
"quietness, the silent part," c.1600 (in still of the night), from still (adj.). Meaning "ordinary photo" (as distinguished from a motion picture) is attested from 1916.
still
"even now, even then, yet" (e.g. still standing there), 1530s, from still (adj.) in the sense "without change or cessation, continual" (c.1300); the sense of "even, yet" (e.g. still more) is from 1730. Used as a conjunction from 1722.
Idioms and Phrases with stilled
still
In addition to the idioms beginning with still
- still and all
- still small voice
- still waters run deep
also see:
- heart misses a beat (stands still)
- hold still
- jury is still out
- keep quiet (still)
- quiet (still) as a mouse