still

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   without moving or making a sound

   They sat still as a statue.

2. 2
   adj

   free from noticeable current

   a still pond

3. 3
   adj

   not sparkling

   a still wine

4. 4
   noun

   a static photograph, especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes

   I wanted some stills for a magazine ad.

5. 5
   noun

   (poetic) tranquil silence

   the still of the night

6. 6
   adj

   Not moving; calm.

   Sit there and stay still!

7. 7
   adj

   Not effervescing; not sparkling.

   still water; still wines

8. 8
   adj

   Uttering no sound; silent.

   The sea that roared at thy command, / At thy command was still.

Etymology

From Middle English stille (“motionless, stationary”), from Old English stille (“still, quiet”), from Proto-West Germanic *stillī, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)telH- (“to be silent; to be still”). Cognate with Scots stil (“still”), Saterland Frisian stil (“motionless, calm, quiet”), West Frisian stil (“quiet, still”), Dutch stil (“quiet, silent, still”), Low German still (“quiet, silent, still”), German still (“still, quiet, tranquil, silent”), Swedish stilla (“quiet, silent, peaceful”), Icelandic stilltur (“set, quiet, calm, still”). Related to stall. (noun: Falkland Islander): Military slang…