Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stone-still

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.77 in modern English

Syllables: stone-still
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

As still as a stone; perfectly still or silent; motionless

adv

In a stone-still manner

Example Sentences

"Alas, what need you be so boisterous-rough? / I will not struggle, I will stand stone-still. / For heaven sake, Hubert, let me not be bound!"
"She lay stone-still in a trance of terror."
"She lay / Stone-still, and the long darkness flow’d away / With muffled pulses."
"Sekander stared out of the window with a stone-still face."
"She remained stone-still, ready for anything, sending her heightened senses in search of who or what was encroaching on her personal space."
"Around 6:00 A.M., after an entire night of abuse, the omega walked to the ridge and stood stone-still."

Etymology

From Middle English stone-stille, stonstyll, stonstyl, stane still, equivalent to stone + still (adjective).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: stone-stille, ston-stille

Inflected Forms

more stone-still (comparative) most stone-still (superlative)

Phrases

stone-cold

Frequently Paired Words

stone-cold

Questions

What does stone-still mean?: As still as a stone; perfectly still or silent; motionless
Where does stone-still come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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