still

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstɪl/, [ˈstɪl] (l-vocalization) IPA(key): /ˈstɪo̯/, /ˈstɪʊ̯/ Rhymes: -ɪl Hyphenation: still === Etymology 1 === 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, short for still a Benny, since the military had been instructed not to refer to the islanders by the derogatory term Benny (which see). ==== Alternative forms ==== stil stille, styll, stylle (obsolete) ==== Adjective ==== still (comparative stiller or more still, superlative stillest or most still) Not moving; calm. Synonyms: fixed, stationary, unmoving; see also Thesaurus:stationary, Thesaurus:calm Not effervescing; not sparkling. Synonyms: flat, uneffervescent; see also Thesaurus:noneffervescent Uttering no sound; silent. Synonyms: noiseless, soundless; see also Thesaurus:silent (not comparable) Having the same stated quality continuously from a past time Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low. Synonyms: hushed, tranquil; see also Thesaurus:quiet (obsolete) Constant; continual. Synonyms: incessant, ongoing, unremitting; see also Thesaurus:continuous (botany, dated) Dormant. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adverb ==== still (not comparable) Without motion. (aspect) Up to a time, as in the preceding time. (degree) To an even greater degree. Used to modify comparative adjectives or adverbs. (conjunctive) Nevertheless. (archaic, poetic) Always; invariably; constantly; continuously. (extensive) Even, yet. Alternative spelling of styll. ===== Synonyms ===== (without motion): akinetically, motionlessly, stock still, stockishly (up to a time): yet (to an even greater degree): yet, even (nevertheless): nonetheless, though, yet; see also Thesaurus:nevertheless (always): consistently, invariably, uniformly; See also Thesaurus:uniformly (even, yet): ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== still (plural stills) A period of calm or silence. (photography) A photograph, as opposed to movie footage. (cinematography) A single frame from a film. (slang) A resident of the Falkland Islands. ===== Synonyms ===== (period of calm): lull, rest, respite; quiet, tranquility (resident of the Falkland Islands): Benny, Falklander, Kelper ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== styll === Etymology 2 === Via Middle English stillen, clip of distillen; Old French distiller; Latin distillare, from dis- + stillare, from Latin stilla. ==== Noun ==== still (plural stills) A device for distilling liquids. (catering) A large water boiler used to make tea and coffee. (catering) The area in a restaurant used to make tea and coffee, separate from the main kitchen. A building where liquors are distilled; a distillery. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== pot still === Etymology 3 === Inherited from Old English stillan. ==== Verb ==== still (third-person singular simple present stills, present participle stilling, simple past and past participle stilled) To calm down, to quiet. ===== Synonyms ===== becalm, lull, quell; see also Thesaurus:pacify ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 4 === Aphetic form of distil, or from Latin stillare. ==== Verb ==== still (third-person singular simple present stills, present participle stilling, simple past and past participle stilled) (obsolete) To trickle, drip. To cause to fall by drops. To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense in a refrigeratory; to distill. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Anagrams === Tills, lilts, tills == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German stille, from Old High German stilli, from Proto-West Germanic *stillī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃtɪl/ === Adjective === still (strong nominative masculine singular stiller, comparative stiller, superlative am stillsten) quiet, silent stiller Alarm. ― silent alarm. without carbonation, flat Stilles Mineralwasser. ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === still quietly, silently === Further reading === “still” in Duden online “still”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[6] (in German) == Hunsrik == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃtil/ Rhymes: -il Syllabification: still === Adjective === still quiet, silent === Further reading === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “still”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch == Norwegian Bokmål == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stɪl/ Rhymes: -ɪl === Verb === still imperative of stille == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== still imperative of stilla === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== still (masculine and feminine still, neuter stilt, definite singular and plural stille, comparative stillare, indefinite superlative stillast, definite superlative stillaste) alternative form of stille == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈtil/ [esˈt̪il] Rhymes: -il === Noun === still m (plural stills) (photography) still == Swedish == === Etymology === Alternative form of stilla. === Adverb === still (not comparable) still === References === “still”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “still”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “still”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)