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" All trembling, I reached the Falls of Niagara, and oh, what a scene! My blood shudders still, although I am not a coward, at the grandeur of the Creator's power; and I gazed motionless on this new display of the irresistible force of one of His elements."
John James Audubon

Meaning of "motionless" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF MOTIONLESS

ˈməʊʃənlɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOTIONLESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Motionless is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MOTIONLESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of motionless in the English dictionary

The definition of motionless in the dictionary is not moving; absolutely still.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOTIONLESS

actionless · compassionless · complexionless · dimensionless · directionless · flectionless · flexionless · functionless · inflectionless · nationless · oppositionless · passionless · pretensionless · proportionless · radiationless · reflectionless · sanctionless · suspicionless · unctionless · vibrationless

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOTIONLESS

motility · motion · motion capture · motion of censure · motion picture · motion sickness · motion study · motional · motioner · motionist · motionlessly · motionlessness · motivate · motivated · motivation · motivation research · motivational · motivational research · motivationally · motivative

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOTIONLESS

bottomless · brainless · buttonless · carbonless · chainless · crownless · emotionless · expressionless · finless · frictionless · painless · rainless · seasonless · signless · sinless · skinless · stainless · sunless · thornless · unless · winless

Synonyms and antonyms of motionless in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MOTIONLESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «motionless» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «motionless» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF MOTIONLESS

Find out the translation of motionless to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of motionless from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «motionless» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

不动的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

inmóvil
570 millions of speakers
en

English

motionless
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

स्थिर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سَاكِنٌ
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

неподвижный
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

imóvel
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

গতিহীন
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

statique
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tidak bergerak
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

bewegungslos
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

動かない
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

가만히 있는
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Motionless
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bất động
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

அசைவில்லாமல்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

निर्दोष
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

hareketsiz
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

immobile
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

unieruchomiony
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

нерухомий
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

nemișcat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακίνητος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bewegingloos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

orörlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ubevegelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of motionless

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTIONLESS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of motionless
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «motionless».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about motionless

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8 QUOTES WITH «MOTIONLESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word motionless.
1
Nita Ambani
Indian classical dance is sustained by a profound philosophy. Form seeks to merge with the formless, motions seek to become a part of the motionless, and the dancing individual seeks to become one with the eternal dance of the cosmos.
2
John James Audubon
All trembling, I reached the Falls of Niagara, and oh, what a scene! My blood shudders still, although I am not a coward, at the grandeur of the Creator's power; and I gazed motionless on this new display of the irresistible force of one of His elements.
3
Lawrence Hargrave
As to the effect of the wave on the air, we will suppose the water to be quite flat and the air motionless, a heavy undulation comes on the scene, it has to pass, so it pushes the air up with its face, letting it fall again as its back glides onwards.
4
Artie Lange
All I can say is that you only realize how big your mountain is once you're laying motionless, helpless, and hopeless in the valley below. No one goes there on purpose, if you get what I'm saying, because the only way to find your personal low is to slip and roll down that mountain of yours, straight through to the bottom, no holds barred.
5
Livy
The populace is like the sea motionless in itself, but stirred by every wind, even the lightest breeze.
6
Wislawa Szymborska
Someone sits at a table or lies on a sofa while staring motionless at a wall or ceiling. Once in a while this person writes down seven lines, only to cross out one of them 15 minutes later, and then another hour passes, during which nothing happens. Who could stand to watch this kind of thing?
7
Gore Vidal
To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees, as they watch for birds.
8
William Wordsworth
I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in my heart I bore, Long after it was heard no more.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOTIONLESS»

Discover the use of motionless in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to motionless and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Motionless Journey: From a Hermitage in the Himalayas
Traces the Buddhist monk author's year-long retreat at the hermitage of Perma Osel near Kathmandu, showcasing the lush valleys, towering Himalayan mountains, and other natural elements that inspired his daily meditations.
Matthieu Ricard, 2007
2
Spatial Hysteresis and Optical Patterns
The soliton's stability is determined by this shift direction. Therefore, even if the soliton is stable for the fast nonlinearity rga = 0, it may be unstable for arbitrary small nonzero relaxation times. In Fig. 6.10, bifurcation loci for the motionless laser ...
Nikolay N. Rosanov, 2002
3
Physiological Researches
On the 29th of December, repeated the experiments on two flies, similar to the preceding, with a like immediate result, they becoming motionless in two or three seconds. Taken out after two hours, they did not recover immediately even when  ...
John Davy, 1863
4
Physics
Place on the other hand is rather what is motionless: so it is rather the whole river that is place, because as a whole it is motionless. Hence we conclude that the innermost motionless boundary of what contains is place. This explains why the ...
Aristotle, 2004
5
The Collected Works of J. Krishnamurti
When the mind is motionless and still, the reflection of the problem on the mind is entirely different. When the lake is very quiet, you can see the depth of it, you can see every fish, every weed, every flutter; similarly, when the mind is completely ...
Jiddu Krishnamurti, 1991
6
Oxford Studies in Early Modern Philosophy
But a body at rest and surrounded by empty space can be understood to remain motionless, so empty space lacks the requisite causal power to initiate motion in a body at rest. If, however, the motionless body is in contact with another ...
Daniel Garber, Steven Nadler, 2006
7
Total Depravity: Poems
Motionless Surely it is As I glance haphazardly out the window Ceiling transparent as the sky The clouds seem to stand still Having come to a halt Halt! Then, I look Motionless Looking intently at a large cloud mass And notice It is not still It is ...
H. C. Kim, 2004
8
Separation of Multiphase, Multicomponent Systems
Partition chromatography is based on the difference in solubility of mixture components in the motionless phase – a solid macroporous substance treated by a high-boiling liquid – and in the eluent. The ion-exchange equilibrium constant ...
Emmanuil G. Sinaiski, Eugeniy J. Lapiga, 2007
9
Advanced Hatha Yoga: Classic Methods of Physical Education ...
Concentration demandsthat the whole body should be kept motionless. Deeper concentration is incompatible with the body in motion. This is the beginning ofwhatinYogais calledāsana (posture). Posture, as definedby Patañjali,is an attitude ...
Shyam Sundar Goswami, 2012
10
Fasti Romani:
But the moving power itself the original cause of the impulse may be 5, 10 motionless. That which is last in the series suffers motion but does not impart it ; that which is first receives motion from itself. It is probable then, not to say necessary, ...
Henry Fynes Clinton, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOTIONLESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term motionless is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Motionless in White Keyboardist talks music, makeup and the APMAs
Balz accompanied Bell to the practices for a local band he was a part of called Motionless in White and soon began doing things for the band ... «The Weekender, Jul 15»
2
Dog left motionless on the lawn after neighbour's alleged attack with …
The man appears to strike the dog several times with the pole, leaving it lying motionless on the grass. As he leaves, he continually turns back ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
3
Man in life-threatening condition following Wednesday evening …
One woman, who was at a nearby library at the time of the shooting said she heard the shots and came outside to find a man lying motionless ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
4
2015 Alternative Press Music Awards Show survives bumpy start at …
Rob Zombie, who won the Vanguard Award, joined Chris "Motionless" Cerulli and the rest of the band Motionless in White for a song at the ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
5
Suit: Chicago Police disregarded orders to stop chase that led to …
... son get run over by Antoine Watkins's vehicle, and then saw him covered in blood and he lied on the ground motionless,” the suit stated. «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
6
COLD CASE: Family still looking for answers in innocent teen's murder
Price told Kaminski she stood on Penfort Street for hours as her first-born son lay motionless on the ground. “It was 2 o'clock in the afternoon on ... «WPXI Pittsburgh, Jul 15»
7
Collins blames himself in Mets' costly loss to Nats
The reliever stood almost motionless with his hand on his right hip as his teammates relayed the ball back into the infield after the Nationals ... «Asbury Park Press, Jul 15»
8
Stepfather charged in teen's death indicted on rape charges
Once in the basement, he wrapped a cord around Collins' neck and strangled her until she was motionless. Chase told police he checked the ... «Herald-Mail Media, Jul 15»
9
Jamaica Stuns USA In Gold Cup 2015 Semifinal: U.S. Men's Soccer …
The violation set up a free kick for Giles Barnes, the Houston Dynamo striker, who expertly guided the ball over a motionless USA wall, over ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
10
Lifeguards save unconscious swimmer from Wolverhampton's …
Lifeguards pulled a motionless man from a city pool and performed CPR on ... lifeguards noticed he was underneath the water and motionless. «expressandstar.com, Jul 15»
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