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- Dictionarymo·tion·less/ˈmōSHənləs/
adjective
- 1. not moving; stationary: "an eagle hung almost motionless close to the ground"
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adjective. 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.
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. Photographs are motionless, while video records movement.
: 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. especially : a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly. made a motion that the meeting be adjourned. b.
noun. Word Frequency. 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.
Meaning of motionless in English. motionless. adjective. us / ˈmoʊ.ʃ ə n.ləs / uk / ˈməʊ.ʃ ə n.ləs / Add to word list 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.
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.
Definition of motionless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
How to use . motionless in a sentenceHe fell 40 feet and fractured his skull, hip, and nose, and lay there motionless.
Synonyms for MOTIONLESS: static, frozen, still, wooden, blank, stationary, empty, expressionless; Antonyms of MOTIONLESS: active, alive, dynamic, busy, bright, energetic, animated, lively
