Need another word that means the same as “stillness”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “stillness” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Stillness” are: windlessness, hush, still, lifelessness, motionlessness
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “stillness” as a noun can have the following definitions:
hush | Tranquil silence. A hush descended over the crowd. |
lifelessness | Not having life. |
motionlessness | The state or condition of being motionless, lack of motion; inactivity, inertness. The utter motionlessness of a marble statue. |
still | A plant and works where alcoholic drinks are made by distillation. He wanted some stills for a magazine ad. |
windlessness | An opening in a wall or screen that admits light and air and through which customers can be served. |
acquiesce | Accept something reluctantly but without protest. Sara acquiesced in his decision. |
acquiescence | Acceptance without protest. A murmur of acquiescence from the assembly. |
calm | Become quiet or calm especially after a state of agitation. Calm seas. |
calming | The act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of. |
calmness | The state or condition of being free from disturbance or violent activity. This relative calmness ended at around 7 a m when the wind picked up speed. |
composure | Steadiness of mind under stress. She was struggling to regain her composure. |
equanimity | Calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation. He accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity. |
halcyon | Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful. The halcyon days of the mid 1980s when profits were soaring. |
hush | Make (someone) be quiet or stop talking. Management took steps to hush up the dangers. |
meditation | The action or practice of meditating. A life of meditation. |
nonviolence | Peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate. |
pacific | Peaceful in character or intent. The result of this pacific policy was that no troops were called up. |
peace | A treaty agreeing peace between warring states. Peace came on November 11th. |
peaceful | Peacefully resistant in response to injustice. They settle their disputes by peaceful means. |
placid | Not easily upset or excited. A ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay. |
quiescent | (pathology) causing no symptoms. A quiescent tumor. |
quiet | With little or no activity or no agitation quiet is a nonstandard variant for quietly. The street below was quiet little traffic braving the snow. |
quietness | The fact or state of abstaining from speech. Grandpa s sudden quietness was disconcerting. |
quietude | A state of peace and quiet. It highlights her quietude and wise passivity. |
repose | Put or confide something in a person or thing. He had lost none of his grace or his repose. |
restful | Affording physical or mental rest. The rooms were cool and restful. |
reticence | The trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary. The traditional emotional reticence of the British. |
secretiveness | The trait of keeping things secret. |
serene | Calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil. Serene certainty. |
serenity | The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled. An oasis of serenity amidst the bustling city. |
silence | Cause to be quiet or not talk. She was silenced by the officer s stern look. |
tranquil | Not agitated; without losing self-possession. Her tranquil gaze. |
tranquility | A disposition free from stress or emotion. |
tranquilize | Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to. |
tranquillity | An untroubled state; free from disturbances. Passing cars are the only noise that disturbs the tranquillity of rural life. |
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