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MOTIONLESSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state of no motion or movement
Example:
the utter motionlessness of a marble statue
Synonyms:
lifelessness; motionlessness; stillness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("motionlessness" is a kind of...):
state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "motionlessness"):
fixedness; immobility; stationariness (remaining in place)
Antonym:
motion (a state of change)
Derivation:
motionless (not in physical motion)
