Entry Word: still

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 free from disturbing noise or uproar <for a few seconds after the music had ended, the audience remained still before bursting into thunderous applause> — see quiet 1
2 free from storms or physical disturbance <the air seemed almost too still, and the effect was ominous somehow> — see calm 1
3 mostly or entirely without sound <in his paintings Paul Gauguin depicts a still tropical paradise inhabited by mute and motionless natives> — see silent 3