stilly

In hushed manner

Stilly is a literary or archaic word meaning quietly, calmly, or without motion.

As an adjective, it describes something still and silent: the stilly night.

The word appears mostly in poetry and older texts, having been largely replaced by still or quietly in modern usage.

silent

quiet

Lacking in sound

mute · hushed · inaudible · muffled · whispered · subdued · wordless · unspoken · voiceless · taciturn

tranquil

peaceful

Free from disturbance

unruffled · undisturbed · restful · soothing · gentle · placid · reposeful · halcyon · idyllic · balmy

motionless

unmoving

Lacking any motion

fixed · static · becalmed · suspended · inert · poised · rooted · unstirring · breathless · windless

reflective

meditative

Inclined toward deep reflection

thoughtful · musing · brooding · rumination · pondering · soul-searching · cogitation · deliberative · speculative · philosophical

Opposites
sound volume and noise

stillyloudly

With great volume

noisily · deafeningly · thunderously · raucously · clamorously

motion and activity

stillywildly

Without control or moderation

tempestuously · tumultuously · turbulently · frenziedly · frantically

Phrases
Family

still, stillness, instill, distill, standstill, distillation, distillery, stillbirth, stillborn

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