stillness
part of speech
noun (stillness, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Stillness is being completely still, with no movement. tree →
2) Stillness is being quiet and calm, with no noise. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means quiet trust, waiting calmly for God to help instead of rushing about in fear. Interpretation: Commentators read this psalm as teaching faith. The soul is silent and patient because it believes salvation comes only from God. In the primary lessons: In stories and poems, stillness describes a calm night, a frozen lake or the silence before something happens. In everyday life and mindfulness lessons, children practise moments of stillness to feel calm. Phrases: «the stillness of the night», «in the stillness».
examples
- Only for God doth my soul wait in stillness; from Him cometh my salvation. (Writings PSA.62.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- Only for God wait thou in stillness, my soul; for from Him cometh my hope. (Writings PSA.62.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- The stillness of the forest was broken by a bird call. tree →
- In the stillness of the night, we heard an owl. tree →
- The lake lay in perfect stillness. tree →
- Let's sit in stillness for one minute and breathe. tree →
- The hunter waited in total stillness. tree →
- A shout broke the stillness of the morning. tree →
- A sudden clamor of high-pitched voices broke the deadly stillness of the dawn. tree →
note
Uncountable noun: still + -ness. Keep both l's and the double s: «stillness». Stillness means both no movement and quiet. Do not confuse with «still» meaning «even now» («I am still hungry»).
In the corpora
- Only for God doth my soul wait in stillness; from Him cometh my salvation.
- Only for God wait thou in stillness, my soul; for from Him cometh my hope.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «stillness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.