stock-still

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stok stil]
- /stɒk stɪl/
- /stɒk stɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stok stil]
- /stɒk stɪl/

Definitions of stock-still word

adjective stock-still completely still; motionless. 1
adjective stock-still If someone stands or sits stock-still, they do not move at all. 0
adjective stock-still absolutely still; motionless 0
adjective stock-still as still as a stock, or log; perfectly motionless 0

See all 4 definitions of stock-still

Information block about the term

Origin of stock-still

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

First recorded in 1425-75, stock-still is from the late Middle English word stok still. See stock, still1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Stock-still

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Stock-still

stock-still popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for stock-still

adj stock-still

apoplectic — If someone is apoplectic, they are extremely angry about something.
at rest — not moving; still
frozen — past participle of freeze.
immobile — incapable of moving or being moved.
immotile — not able to move; not motile.

adjective stock-still

deadlocked — If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked.
halted — Simple past tense and past participle of halt.
hushful — Full of, pervaded by, or characteristic of stillness or silence; tending to hush to rest.
whist — Chiefly Irish. silence: Hold your whist.

All 10 Synonyms of stock-still