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# motionless

«motionless» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not moving at all; completely still** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (motionless — no comparative in normal use)

### meaning for a pupil

Not moving at all; completely still. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motionless/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science it describes something at rest, with no motion, such as a ball before it is kicked. In stories it often builds tension: a person or animal stays motionless to hide or because it is frightened or hurt. In safety, a motionless person may need help. Phrases: lie motionless, stand motionless, remain motionless.

### examples

- The cat sat motionless, watching the mouse hole. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motionless/#x1)
- The lake was motionless on the windless morning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motionless/#x2)
- She stood motionless so the deer would not run away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motionless/#x3)
- A ball lying motionless on the grass has no speed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motionless/#x4)
- The man lay motionless on the path, so we called for help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motionless/#x5)
- The lizard stayed motionless on the warm rock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motionless/#x6)
- During the game of statues everyone must be motionless when the music stops. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motionless/#x7)
- He stood motionless, one hand to his ear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motionless/#x8)

### note

Made of motion + -less (without). Same meaning as still or stationary. In maths, a motionless object has a speed of 0 and covers 0 distance in any amount of time.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «motionless» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/motionless/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.