still life

4 definitions found

still life - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Still \Still\, a. [Compar. Stiller; superl. Stillest.] [OE.
     stille, AS. stille; akin to D. stil, OS. & OHG. stilli, G.
     still, Dan. stille, Sw. stilla, and to E. stall; from the
     idea of coming to a stand, or halt. Cf. Still, adv.]
     1. Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or
        sit still. "Still as any stone." --Chaucer.
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     2. Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the
        animals are still.
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              The sea that roared at thy command,
              At thy command was still.             --Addison.
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     3. Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a
        still evening; a still atmosphere. "When all the woods are
        still." --Milton.
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     4. Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low. "A still
        small voice." --1 Kings xix. 12.
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     5. Constant; continual. [Obs.]
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              By still practice learn to know thy meaning. --Shak.
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     6. Not effervescing; not sparkling; as, still wines.
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     Still life. (Fine Arts)
        (a) Inanimate objects.
        (b) (Painting) The class or style of painting which
            represents inanimate objects, as fruit, flowers, dead
            game, etc.
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     Syn: Quiet; calm; noiseless; serene; motionless; inert;
          stagnant.
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  Still life \Still" life\, n.
     1. a type of painting in which inanimate objects such as
        flowers or fruit are represented.
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     2. the inanimate subject matter of a still life painting or
        photograph; as, to painted only still life.
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still life - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  still life
      n 1: a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers

still life - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  59 Moby Thesaurus words for "still life":
     abstract, abstraction, altarpiece, art object, block print,
     brainchild, bric-a-brac, classic, collage, color print,
     composition, copy, creation, cyclorama, daub, design, diptych,
     engraving, fresco, grotesque, icon, illumination, illustration,
     image, kitsch, likeness, master, masterpiece, masterwork,
     miniature, mobile, montage, mosaic, mural, museum piece, nude,
     old master, panorama, pasticcio, pastiche, photograph, picture,
     piece, piece of virtu, print, representation, reproduction,
     stabile, stained glass window, statue, stencil, study, tableau,
     tapestry, triptych, virtu, wall painting, work, work of art