Inflected forms: 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.2a. At the present time; for the present: We are still waiting.b. Up to or at a specified time; yet: still had not made up her mind.c. 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:
Inflected forms: stilled, still·ing, stills
TRANSITIVE VERB:
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.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
To become still.
IDIOM:
still and allInformal After taking everything into consideration; nevertheless; however: Still and all, our objective can be achieved.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Old English stille. See stel- in Appendix I.
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).
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