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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
still From the web:
- what still remains
- what still open near me
- what still remains during secondary succession
- what still remains cast
- what still supports flash
- what still grows when you die
- what still remains trailer
- what still here
passive
English
Etymology
From Middle English passyf, passyve, from Middle French, French passif, from Latin passivus (“serving to express the suffering of an action; in late Latin literally capable of suffering or feeling”), from passus, past participle of pati (“to suffer”); compare patient.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) enPR: p?s?-?v, IPA(key): /?pæs.?v/
- Rhymes: -æs?v
- Hyphenation: pas?sive
Adjective
passive (comparative more passive, superlative most passive)
- Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
- Taking no action.
- He remained passive during the protest.
- (grammar) Being in the passive voice.
- (psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.
- (finance) Not participating in management.
- (aviation) Without motive power.
- a passive balloon; a passive aeroplane; passive flight, such as gliding and soaring
- (electronics) Of a component: that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain.
- (passive provision) Where allowance is made for a possible future event.
- Antonym: active
Synonyms
- inactive
- idle
- disinterested
- uninvolved
Antonyms
- active
- aggressive
Derived terms
Related terms
- passion
- passionate
- patience
- patient
Translations
Noun
passive (plural passives)
- (grammar) The passive voice of verbs.
- (grammar) A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.
- (marketing) A customer who is satisfied with a product or service, but not keen enough to promote it by word of mouth.
- 2014, Roy Barnes, Bob Kelleher, Customer Experience For Dummies (page 266)
- If you want to improve your organization's NPS, you need to follow up with your detractors, passives, and promoters to understand why they answered your question as they did and what you can do better in the future.
- 2014, Roy Barnes, Bob Kelleher, Customer Experience For Dummies (page 266)
- (electronics) Any component that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain.
- 2001, The Virginia Engineer (volume 50, page 20)
- Reductions In Both Size And Weight Offered By Integrated Passives
You may not know it yet, but if you're like most consumers, you want integrated passives.
- Reductions In Both Size And Weight Offered By Integrated Passives
- 2010, Sridhar Canumalla, Puligandla Viswanadham, Portable Consumer Electronics: Packaging, Materials, and Reliability
- The components include active devices such as logic, memory, processors, etc.; passives such as capacitors, resistors, crystal oscillators, inductances, etc.; […]
- 2001, The Virginia Engineer (volume 50, page 20)
Translations
Further reading
- passive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- passive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- pavises
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.siv/
Adjective
passive
- feminine singular of passif
Verb
passive
- first-person singular present indicative of passiver
- third-person singular present indicative of passiver
- first-person singular present subjunctive of passiver
- third-person singular present subjunctive of passiver
- second-person singular imperative of passiver
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
passive
- inflection of passiv:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pas.?si.ve/, [pas.si?.ve]
- Hyphenation: pas?sì?ve
Adjective
passive f pl
- feminine plural of passivo
Anagrams
- spesavi
Middle English
Adjective
passive
- Alternative form of passyf
Noun
passive
- Alternative form of passyf
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