stillest
stillest is the superlative form of still.
Meaning of still
Adjective
still (comparative stiller or more still, superlative stillest or most still)
- Not moving; calm.
- Sit there and stay still!
- Synonyms:
- fixed, stationary, unmoving, at rest, dull, impassive, inanimate, lifeless, motionless, sedent
- Not effervescing; not sparkling.
- still water; still wines
- Synonyms:
- flat, uneffervescent, ineffervescent, noneffervescent, nonsparkling, ungassy, unfizzy
- Uttering no sound; silent.
- The sea that roared at thy command, / At thy command was still.c. 1711, Joseph Addison, How are thy Servants blest, O Lord!
- Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time
- To follow the still President’s marching orders, all that Secretary Ronnie Puno has to do is to follow the road map laid out by Justice Azcuna in his “separate” opinion.2007 January 3, Gerry Geronimo, “Unwanted weed starts to sprout from a wayward ponencia”, in Manila Standard, archived from the original on 19 Jul 2011
- Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low.
- […] a still small voice.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Kings 19:12
- Synonyms:
- hushed, tranquil, faint, low, thin, muffled, piano, quiet, quiet as a grave, quiet as a mouse
- Constant; continual.
- By still practice learn to know thy meaning.c. 1588–1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Lamentable Tragedy of Titus Andronicus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
- Synonyms:
- incessant, ongoing, unremitting, amaranthine, solid, ceaseless, constant, continual, continuate, continuous
Questions about stillest
- What is stillest the superlative form of?
- Stillest is the superlative form of still.
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