motionless
pronunciation
How to pronounce motionless in British English:
UK [ˈməʊʃnləs]
How to pronounce motionless in American English:
US [ˈmoʊʃnləs]
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- Adjective:
- not in physical motion
Word Origin
- motionless (adj.)
- 1590s, from motion (n.) + -less. Related: Motionlessly; motionlessness.
Example
- 1. The wind had sunk and the fir trees stood motionless .
- 2. I can wait it by motionless , or steer clear of it .
- 3. In a building a mile up the hill from the entertainment technology center , herb sits motionless , lost in thought .
- 4. The streets are canals of motionless air fading into infinity like screaming sirens : motionless air , glassy with frost or soft with haze , stirred only by the trams skimming by on their rails .
- 5. Modern dancers , yoga and tai chi practitioners stood motionless in chinese-style loose tunics and trousers .