motionlessness
motionlessness — noun
1. the state of being completely still, with no part of the body or any object chan
the state of being completely still, with no part of the body or any object changing position or moving at all
During the meditation class, Ilan maintained perfect motionlessness for almost twenty minutes.
motionlessness + for [duration of time]
The deer's motionlessness helped it stay hidden from the hikers on the trail.
[possessive noun] + motionlessness as subject
Charlotte stared at the old photograph in complete motionlessness, as if time itself had stopped.
The eerie motionlessness of the desert air made the midday heat feel even more intense.
Aoi sat in perfect motionlessness while the nurse carefully removed the stitches from her arm.
- stillness
more common and neutral; can also describe a quiet atmosphere, not just physical immobility
- immobility
emphasises the inability or failure to move, sometimes with a negative connotation
- stasis
more technical or academic; often implies a lack of progress or change over time
- inertia
scientific term from physics; in everyday use suggests unwillingness to act rather than physical stillness
文法句型
motionlessness of [noun]
in/with motionlessness
用法筆記
Unlike the more common word stillness, motionlessness emphasises the complete absence of physical movement rather than a quiet or calm atmosphere. Frequently paired with perfect, complete, absolute, or eerie.