stillnesses
States of calm
Stillnesses is the plural of stillness, the quality of being motionless or silent.
The word appears when distinguishing different kinds or instances of quiet: the stillnesses of empty churches, the various stillnesses between movements of a symphony.
Rare in everyday speech, it finds occasional use in literary or contemplative contexts.
States of self-possession
- equanimitiesStates of mental calmness
- collectednessState of calm self-control
- unflappabilityCalm despite turmoil
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
restraint · self-control · resignation · acceptance · numbness · detachment · dispassion · indifference
States without motion
- frozennessState of being iced
- fixednessState of being stationary
- rigiditiesQualities of being unyielding
- paralysisLoss of muscle function
stasis · inertness · lifelessness · torpor · statuesque · unmoving · rooted · planted
Sustained thoughtful considerations
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- centerednessState of inner balance
- inner peaceMental and emotional tranquility
- samadhiProfound meditative absorption state
zazen · vipassana · presence · awareness · equanimity · detachment · emptiness · satori
Reduces agitation
- doldrumsState of inactivity
- becalmedLeft motionless by windlessness
- flatLacking vertical variation
- glassySmooth and shiny
mirror-like · unruffled · placid · stagnant · breathless · airless · oppressive · heavy
Stops from speaking
- hushesMakes quiet or calm
- calmsReduces agitation
- tranquilitiesPlural of peacefulness
- peacesStates of non-conflict
serenities · muteness · soundlessness · noiselessness · quiets · lulls · pauses · cessations
composures
States of self-possession
- equanimitiesStates of mental calmness
- collectednessState of calm self-control
- unflappabilityCalm despite turmoil
poise · restraint · self-control · resignation · acceptance · numbness · detachment · dispassion · indifference · placidity
immobilities
States without motion
- frozennessState of being iced
- fixednessState of being stationary
- rigiditiesQualities of being unyielding
paralysis · stasis · inertness · lifelessness · torpor · statuesque · unmoving · rooted · planted · petrified
contemplations
Sustained thoughtful considerations
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- centerednessState of inner balance
- inner peaceMental and emotional tranquility
samadhi · zazen · vipassana · presence · awareness · equanimity · detachment · emptiness · satori · enlightenment
calms
Reduces agitation
glassy · mirror-like · unruffled · placid · stagnant · breathless · airless · oppressive · heavy · suspended
silences
Stops from speaking
- hushesMakes quiet or calm
- calmsReduces agitation
- tranquilitiesPlural of peacefulness
peaces · serenities · muteness · soundlessness · noiselessness · quiets · lulls · pauses · cessations · deadness
stillnessesmovements
Changes in position
motions · activities · agitations · stirrings · vibrations
stillnessescommotions
Noisy, confused disturbances
turmoils · tumults · upheavals · disturbances · hubbubs
- mental stillnessAbsence of mental noise