different between still vs listless
still
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /st?l/
- Rhymes: -?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English stille (“motionless, stationary”), from Old English stille (“still, quiet, calm; without motion, at rest, not moving from a place, not disturbed; moving little or gently; silent; not loud; secret; unchanging, undisturbed, stable, fixed; not vehement, gentle”), from Proto-West Germanic *still? (“quiet, still”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)telH- (“to be silent; to be still”). Cognate with Scots stil (“still”), Saterland Frisian stil (“motionless, calm, quiet”), West Frisian stil (“quiet, still”), Dutch stil (“quiet, silent, still”), Low German still (“quiet, still”), German still (“still, quiet, tranquil, silent”), Swedish stilla (“quiet, silent, peaceful”), Icelandic stilltur (“set, quiet, calm, still”). Related to stall.
(noun: Falkland Islander): Military slang, short for still a Benny, since the military had been instructed not to refer to the islanders by the derogatory term Benny (which see).
Alternative forms
- stil
- stille, styll, stylle (obsolete)
Adjective
still (comparative stiller or more still, superlative stillest or most still)
- Not moving; calm.
- Not effervescing; not sparkling.
- Uttering no sound; silent.
- c. 1711, Joseph Addison, How are thy Servants blest, O Lord!
- The sea that roared at thy command, / At thy command was still.
- c. 1711, Joseph Addison, How are thy Servants blest, O Lord!
- (not comparable) Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time
- Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
- (obsolete) Constant; continual.
Synonyms
- (not moving): fixed, stationary, unmoving, static, inert, stagnant; see also Thesaurus:stationary or Thesaurus:immobile
- (not effervescing): flat, uneffervescent; see also Thesaurus:noneffervescent
- (uttering no sound): noiseless, soundless; see also Thesaurus:silent
- (having the same stated quality):
- (comparatively quiet): hushed, tranquil; see also Thesaurus:quiet
- (constant, continual): incessant, ongoing, unremitting; see also Thesaurus:continuous
Derived terms
- still life
- stillness
- unstill
Related terms
- be still my heart
- be still my beating heart
- still waters run deep
Translations
Adverb
still (not comparable)
- Without motion.
- (aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time.
- (degree) To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs.
- ("still" and "taller" can easily swap places here)
- (conjunctive) Nevertheless.
- 1817, Thomas Moore, Lalla-Rookh
- As sunshine, broken in the rill, / Though turned astray, is sunshine still.
- 1817, Thomas Moore, Lalla-Rookh
- (archaic, poetic) Always; invariably; constantly; continuously.
- The desire of fame betrays an ambitious man into indecencies that lessen his reputation; he is still afraid lest any of his actions should be thrown away in private.
- 1661, Robert Boyle, Unsucceeding Experiments
- Chemists would be rich if they could still do in great quantities what they have sometimes done in little.
- (extensive) Even, yet.
Synonyms
- (without motion): akinetically, motionlessly, stock still, stockishly
- (up to a time): yet
- (to an even greater degree): yet, even
- (nevertheless): nonetheless, though, yet; see also Thesaurus:nevertheless
- (always): consistently, invariably, uniformly; See also Thesaurus:uniformly
- (even, yet):
Translations
Noun
still (plural stills)
- A period of calm or silence.
- (photography) A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
- (slang) A resident of the Falkland Islands.
- A steep hill or ascent.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of W. Browne to this entry?)
Synonyms
- (period of calm): lull, rest, respite; quiet, tranquility
- (resident of the Falkland Islands): Benny, Falklander, Kelper
Translations
Etymology 2
Via Middle English [Term?], ultimately from Latin stilla.
Noun
still (plural stills)
- A device for distilling liquids.
- (catering) A large water boiler used to make tea and coffee.
- (catering) The area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee, separate from the main kitchen.
- A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery.
Translations
See also
- pot still
Etymology 3
From Old English stillan.
Verb
still (third-person singular simple present stills, present participle stilling, simple past and past participle stilled)
- To calm down, to quiet.
Synonyms
- becalm, lull, quell; see also Thesaurus:pacify
Translations
Etymology 4
Aphetic form of distil, or from Latin stillare.
Verb
still (third-person singular simple present stills, present participle stilling, simple past and past participle stilled)
- (obsolete) To trickle, drip.
- To cause to fall by drops.
- To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill.
Translations
Anagrams
- Tills, lilts, tills
German
Etymology
From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German stilli.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?l/
Adjective
still (comparative stiller, superlative am stillsten)
- quiet, silent
Declension
Adverb
still
- quietly, silently
Further reading
- “still” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?til/
Adjective
still
- quiet, silent
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /st?l/
- Rhymes: -?l
Verb
still
- imperative of stille
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Verb
still
- imperative of stilla
Etymology 2
Adjective
still (masculine and feminine still, neuter stilt, definite singular and plural stille, comparative stillare, indefinite superlative stillast, definite superlative stillaste)
- Alternative form of stille
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /es?til/, [es?t?il]
Noun
still m (plural stills)
- (photography) still
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listless
English
Etymology
From Middle English lystles, equivalent to list (“desire”) +? -less. Compare Dutch lusteloos (“lethargic, listless”). Doublet of lustless.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?l?stl?s/
Adjective
listless (comparative more listless, superlative most listless)
- Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.
- 1818, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein, ch. 18:
- I passed whole days on the lake alone in a little boat, watching the clouds and listening to the rippling of the waves, silent and listless.
- 1861, Charlotte M. Yonge, The Stokesley Secret, ch. 6:
- What an entirely different set of beings were those Stokesley children in lesson-time. . . . Poor, listless, stolid, deplorable logs, with bowed backs and crossed ankles, pipy voices and heavy eyes!
- 1901, William Somerset Maugham, The Hero, ch. 21:
- The scene with Mrs. Wallace had broken his spirit, and he was listless now, indifferent to what happened.
- 2005 Nov. 29, Aryn Baker, "John Hardy: Bali Guy," Time:
- “Listless, inattentive, distracted,” he recited. “A daydreamer. Tries his best, but is too slow.”
- 1818, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein, ch. 18:
Derived terms
- listlessly
- listlessness
Translations
Anagrams
- slitless
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