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adjective
- 1. not moving; stationary: "an eagle hung almost motionless close to the ground"
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motionless He stood motionless when he saw the snake. not move a muscle He sat there the whole time and didn't move a muscle. stock-still She stood stock-still as soon as she saw the bear. immobile She sat immobile, wondering what to do next. He looks made of stone, utterly motionless (= completely without movement).
Someone or something that is motionless is not moving at all. He remained quite motionless behind his desk. Not moving; absolutely still.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
motionless He stood motionless when he saw the snake. not move a muscle He sat there the whole time and didn't move a muscle. stock-still She stood stock-still as soon as she saw the bear. immobile She sat immobile, wondering what to do next. See more results »
Anything that's motionless doesn't move — a statue is motionless, and your bike is motionless lying in the driveway until you climb on it and start pedaling. Photographs are motionless, while video records movement.
: a usually pretrial motion that requests the court to issue an interlocutory order which prevents an opposing party from introducing or referring to potentially irrelevant, prejudicial, or otherwise generally inadmissible evidence until the court has finally ruled on its admissibility.
Definition of motionless adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. not moving; still. She stood absolutely motionless. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
Define motionless. motionless synonyms, motionless pronunciation, motionless translation, English dictionary definition of motionless. adj. Having or making no motion. mo′tion·less·ly adv. mo′tion·less·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
What does the adjective motionless mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective motionless. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the adjective motionless? How is the adjective motionless pronounced? Where does the adjective motionless come from? is formed within English, by derivation.
MOTIONLESS definition: not moving: . Learn more.
Motionless definition: without motion. See examples of MOTIONLESS used in a sentence.
