Definition of still

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still¹    (stl) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
still·er, still·est

1. Free of sound.
2. Low in sound; hushed or subdued.
3. Not moving or in motion.
4. Free from disturbance, agitation, or commotion.
5. Free from a noticeable current: a still pond; still waters.
6. Not carbonated; lacking effervescence: a still wine.
7. Of or relating to a single or static photograph as opposed to a movie.

NOUN:

1. Silence; quiet: the still of the night.
2. A still photograph, especially one taken from a scene of a movie and used for promotional purposes.
3. A still-life picture.

ADVERB:

1. Without movement; motionlessly: stand still.
2. 1. At the present time; for the present: We are still waiting.
   2. Up to or at a specified time; yet: still had not made up her mind.
   3. At a future time; eventually: may still see the error of his ways.
3. In increasing amount or degree; even: and still further complaints.
4. In addition; besides: had still another helping.
5. All the same; nevertheless.

VERB:
stilled, still·ing, stills
VERB:
tr.

1. To make still or tranquil.
2. To make quiet; silence.
3. To make motionless.
4. To allay; calm: The parents stilled their child's fears of the dark.

VERB:
intr.

To become still.

IDIOM:
still and all

Informal After taking everything into consideration; nevertheless; however: Still and all, our objective can be achieved.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old English stille; see stel- in Indo-European roots

SYNONYMS:
still¹, quiet, silent, noiseless, soundless

These adjectives mean marked by or making no sound, noise, or movement. Still implies lack of motion or disturbance and often connotes rest or tranquillity: "But after tempest . . . /There came a day as still as heaven" (Tennyson). Quiet suggests the absence of bustle, tumult, or agitation: "life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few" (John Ruskin). Silent can suggest a profound hush: "I like the silent church before the service begins" (Ralph Waldo Emerson). Noiseless and soundless imply the absence of disturbing sound: "th' inaudible and noiseless foot of time" (Shakespeare). "the soundless footsteps on the grass" (John Galsworthy).