motionlessness
motionlessness — noun
1. the quality of staying completely still, with no movement at all
the quality of staying completely still, with no movement at all
Paloma was struck by the motionlessness of the deer standing in the forest clearing.
the motionlessness of [noun] — describes a still object or being
The dancer's perfect motionlessness at the end of the piece felt almost unreal.
noun phrase with descriptive adjective: 'perfect/utter motionlessness'
Xiu was alarmed by the sudden motionlessness of her grandfather after the fall.
The cat's total motionlessness on the windowsill made Hamza think it was a statue.
Doctors were worried about the motionlessness of the patient's right hand.
- stillness
more common everyday word; same idea but less formal
- immobility
stresses the inability to move, not just the lack of it
- stasis
formal or scientific; a fixed unchanging state, not only physical
文法句型
the motionlessness of [noun]
用法筆記
Often used with 'of + noun' to point to what is not moving (e.g. 'the motionlessness of the lake'). Compare 'stillness', which is more common in everyday speech.