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motionless

[ moh-shuhn-lis ]

adjective

  1. without motion:

    a motionless statue.

    Synonyms: quiet, quiescent, fixed, stable, inert, unmoving, stationary, still

    Antonyms: active



motionless

/ ˈməʊʃənlɪs /

adjective

  1. not moving; absolutely still
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Derived Forms

  • ˈmotionlessness, noun
  • ˈmotionlessly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • motion·less·ly adverb
  • motion·less·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of motionless1

First recorded in 1590–1600; motion + -less
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Example Sentences

The caller can be heard on the 911 audio telling the dispatcher that he could see what appeared to be two motionless bodies inside the house.

The caller can be heard on audio telling the dispatcher that he can see what appears to be two motionless bodies inside the house.

The footage also shows the lack of attempts to revive the suspect lying motionless in the street.

Police say that Ms Kawam was motionless, apparently asleep, on a stationary subway train at the Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue Station in Brooklyn early on 22 December when Mr Zapeta allegedly approached her with a lighter.

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As Haaland trudged off out of sight, Guardiola stood motionless on the pitch with the look of a man unable to find answers to their current crisis.

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