moveless

adjective

Definition of movelessnext
as in motionless

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  1. motionless
  2. static
  3. stationary
Adjective
  • Reading someone’s brain during a real conversation is hard because the conventional method requires lying motionless inside an MRI scanner.
    — Yigit Topoglu, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The detective noted that Ramirez then appeared to get pulled under the vehicle, and then was lying motionless.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026
Definition of motionless
Adjective
  • Excess capacity is a dynamic, not static, market phenomenon, the paper said, cycling between balance and imbalance over time.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
  • Character is not a static trait but a set of habituated behaviors.
    — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of static
Adjective
  • To verify sensor calibration, researchers fired a beam of light nuclei into a stationary target.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Denver Post via Getty Images On the night of July 31st, 1976, Colorado's monsoon season unleashed a torrential burst of rain from a nearly stationary thunderstorms across the Big Thompson Canyon between Estes Park and Loveland.
    — Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of stationary
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