stiller
Less apt to move
Stiller is the comparative form of still: more still, more motionless, more quiet.
The lake grew stiller as the wind died down.
She stood stiller than a statue.
The word is uncommon—"more still" is the usual choice in speech.
More composed
Solidified by extreme cold
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- immobileUnable to shift
- anchoredFixed securely in position
- rootedFirmly established in place
stationary · inert · fixed · unmoving · steadfast · rigid · immovable · paralyzed
Reduced to silence
- mutedMade quieter or softer
- softerMore yielding to touch
- subduedReduced in intensity
- dampenedMade moist or subdued
silenced · calmer · gentler · settling · dying down · fading · waning · ebbing
Purification via vaporization
- alembicDistillation apparatus
- condenserDevice that liquefies gases
- moonshineIllegally distilled spirits
- whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
bootlegger · copper pot · fermentation · mash · spirits · ethanol · homebrew · retort
calmer
More composed
frozen
Solidified by extreme cold
rooted · stationary · inert · fixed · unmoving · steadfast · rigid · immovable · paralyzed · petrified
hushed
Reduced to silence
dampened · silenced · calmer · gentler · settling · dying down · fading · waning · ebbing · lowered
distillation
Purification via vaporization
- alembicDistillation apparatus
- condenserDevice that liquefies gases
- moonshineIllegally distilled spirits
whiskey · bootlegger · copper pot · fermentation · mash · spirits · ethanol · homebrew · retort · flask
- hold stillRemain without moving
- sit stillRemain motionless and calm
- be still my heartIronic romantic exclamation
- standing stillAbsence of motion
- sitting stillSeated without movement
- stand stillCease all movement
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