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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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mute
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: myo?ot, IPA(key): /mju?t/
- Rhymes: -u?t
- Homophone: moot (in some dialects)
Etymology 1
From Middle English muet, from Anglo-Norman muet, moet, Middle French muet, from mu (“dumb, mute”) + -et, remodelled after Latin m?tus.
Adjective
mute (comparative muter, superlative mutest)
- Not having the power of speech; dumb. [from 15th c.]
- 1717 Ovid: Metamorphoses, translated by John Dryden et al.
- Thus, while the mute creation downward bend / Their sight, and to their earthly mother tend, / Man looks aloft; and with erected eyes / Beholds his own hereditary skies. / From such rude principles our form began; / And earth was metamorphos'd into Man.
- 1717 Ovid: Metamorphoses, translated by John Dryden et al.
- Silent; not making a sound. [from 15th c.]
- 1956, Ernst Kaiser and Eithne Wilkins (?, translators), Lion Feuchtwanger (German author), Raquel: The Jewess of Toledo (translation of Die Jüdin von Toledo),[1] Messner, page 178:
- “ […] The heathens have broken into Thy Temple, and Thou art silent! Esau mocks Thy Children, and Thou remainest mute! Show thyself, arise, and let Thy Voice resound, Thou mutest among all the mute!”
- 1956, Ernst Kaiser and Eithne Wilkins (?, translators), Lion Feuchtwanger (German author), Raquel: The Jewess of Toledo (translation of Die Jüdin von Toledo),[1] Messner, page 178:
- Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; said of certain letters.
- Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
mute (plural mutes)
- (phonetics, now historical) A stopped consonant; a stop. [from 16th c.]
- Synonyms: occlusive, plosive, stop
- (obsolete, theater) An actor who does not speak; a mime performer. [16th-19th c.]
- 1668 OF Dramatick Poesie, AN ESSAY. By JOHN DRYDEN Esq; (John Dryden)
- As for the poor honest Maid, whom all the Story is built upon, and who ought to be one of the principal Actors in the Play, she is commonly a Mute in it:
- 1668 OF Dramatick Poesie, AN ESSAY. By JOHN DRYDEN Esq; (John Dryden)
- A person who does not have the power of speech. [from 17th c.]
- A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant. [from 18th c.]
- The little box was eventually carried in one hand by the leading mute, while his colleague, with a finger placed on the lid, to prevent it from swaying, walked to one side and a little to the rear.
- 1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia, Faber & Faber 1992 (Avignon Quintet), p. 481:
- Then followed a long silence during which the mute turned to them and said, ‘Of course you'll be wanting an urn, sir?’
- (music) An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine. [from 18th c.]
- An electronic switch or control that mutes the sound.
- 2012, Tomlinson Holman, Sound for Film and Television (page 174)
- Another related primary control is called a mute, which is simply a switch that kills the signal altogether, allowing for a speedier turn-off than turning the fader all the way down rapidly. Mutes are probably more commonly used during multitrack music recording than during film mixing because in music all tracks are on practically all of the time, whereas workstations produce silence when there is no desired signal […]
- 2012, Tomlinson Holman, Sound for Film and Television (page 174)
- A mute swan.
- 1998, Bob Devine, National Geographic Society (U.S.), Alien invasion: America's battle with non-native animals and plants
- The trumpeters' fate seems likely to get tangled with that of the mute swan. Currently there's enough habitat for both species, but that may change if trumpeters flourish and mutes aren't controlled. Right now mutes are thriving.
- 1998, Bob Devine, National Geographic Society (U.S.), Alien invasion: America's battle with non-native animals and plants
Translations
Verb
mute (third-person singular simple present mutes, present participle muting, simple past and past participle muted)
- (transitive) To silence, to make quiet.
- (transitive) To turn off the sound of.
Derived terms
- muter
Translations
See also
- dumb
Etymology 2
From Middle French muetir, probably a shortened form of esmeutir, ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Verb
mute (third-person singular simple present mutes, present participle muting, simple past and past participle muted)
- (now rare) Of a bird: to defecate. [from 15th c.]
- 1946, George Orwell, Animal Farm, Signet Classics, pages 40–41:
- All the pigeons, to the number of thirty-five, flew to and fro over the men's heads and muted upon them from mid-air;...
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)
- 1946, George Orwell, Animal Farm, Signet Classics, pages 40–41:
Noun
mute (plural mutes)
- The faeces of a hawk or falcon.
Translations
Etymology 3
From Latin mutare (“to change”).
Verb
mute (third-person singular simple present mutes, present participle muting, simple past and past participle muted)
- (transitive) To cast off; to moult.
- Have I muted all my feathers?
Esperanto
Etymology
From muta +? -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mute/
- Hyphenation: mu?te
- Rhymes: -ute
- Audio:
Adverb
mute
- mutely, speechlessly
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /myt/
Verb
mute
- first/third-person singular present indicative of muter
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of muter
- second-person singular imperative of muter
Anagrams
- émut, émût, meut, muet
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mu.te/
- Hyphenation: mu?te
Adjective
mute
- feminine plural of muto
Noun
mute f pl
- plural of muta
Latgalian
Noun
mute f
- mouth
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?mu?.te/, [?mu?t??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?mu.te/, [?mu?t??]
Adjective
m?te
- vocative masculine singular of m?tus
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *mnt-, *ment- (“to chew; jaw, mouth”). Cognate with Latin mentum (“chin”) and mand? (“to chew”), Ancient Greek ?????? (mástax, “jaws, mouth”) and ???????? (masáomai, “to chew”), Welsh mant (“jawbone”), Hittite [script needed] (m?ni, “chin”), Proto-Germanic *munþaz (“mouth”) (English mouth, German Mund, Dutch mond, Swedish mun, Icelandic munnur, Gothic ???????????????????? (munþs)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mut?]
Noun
mute f (5th declension)
- (anatomy) mouth (orifice for ingesting food)
- orifice, opening, entrance
- face
- kiss
Declension
Derived terms
- mut?gs
- mutisks
Middle English
Adjective
mute
- Alternative form of muet
Murui Huitoto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?mu.t?]
- Hyphenation: mu?te
Verb
mute
- (intransitive) to complain
References
- Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.?[3], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 129
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse múta.
Noun
mute f (definite singular muta, indefinite plural muter, definite plural mutene)
- bribe
- secrecy
Verb
mute (present tense mutar, past tense muta, past participle muta, passive infinitive mutast, present participle mutande, imperative mut)
- (transitive) to bribe
- (transitive) to hide, conceal
Etymology 2
From German muten.
Verb
mute (present tense mutar, past tense muta, past participle muta, passive infinitive mutast, present participle mutande, imperative mut)
- (mining) to apply for a mining permit
References
- “mute” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Verb
mute (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- third-person plural present indicative of mutiti
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?mute]
Verb
mute
- third-person singular present subjunctive of muta
- third-person plural present subjunctive of muta
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mute/, [?mu.t?e]
Verb
mute
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of mutar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of mutar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of mutar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of mutar.
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