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adjective
- 1. not moving; stationary: "an eagle hung almost motionless close to the ground"
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uk / ˈməʊ.ʃ ə n.ləs / us / ˈmoʊ.ʃ ə n.ləs / Add to word list. without moving: The horse lay motionless on the ground, as if dead. Synonyms. static. stationary. still. Opposite. moving (CHANGING POSITION) Compare. inactive. sedentary. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not moving. still Can't you just sit still for a moment?
Motionless definition: without motion. See examples of MOTIONLESS used in a sentence.
1. a. : an act, process, or instance of changing place : movement. a pendulum in motion. b. : an active or functioning state or condition. set the divorce proceedings in motion. 2. : an impulse or inclination of the mind or will. the fundamental motions of humanity to good or evil—T. S. Eliot. 3. a. : a proposal for action.
noun. motionless in American English. (ˈmouʃənlɪs) adjective. without motion. a motionless statue. SYNONYMS still, stationary, unmoving, inert, stable, fixed, quiescent, quiet. ANTONYMS active. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
(Definition of motionless from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) motionless | Intermediate English. adjective [ not gradable ] us / ˈmoʊ·ʃən·ləs / Add to word list. not moving: He looks made of stone, utterly motionless (= completely without movement).
Definition of motionless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
If you're motionless, you're completely still, not moving a muscle. Your barber might instruct you to remain motionless while he trims the hair around your ears. 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.
adjective. uk / ˈməʊʃənləs / us. Add to word list. not moving: He stood motionless in the middle of the road. (Definition of motionless from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of motionless. in Chinese (Traditional) 不動的，靜止的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 不动的，静止的… See more. in Spanish.
Someone or something that is motionless is not moving at all. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'motionless' American English: moʊʃənlɪs British English: moʊʃənləs. More. Synonyms of 'motionless' • still, static, stationary, standing [...] More. Examples of 'motionless' in a sentence.
