Standard Lemma guide

motionless

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈməʊʃənlɛs/
  • US: /ˈmoʊʃənlɛs/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: M OW1 SH AH0 N L AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

At rest, stationary, immobile, not moving.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: impassive, unmoving, at rest, dull, inanimate, lifeless, motionless, sedent, sedentary, stationary, still, stock-still, torpid, unmoved

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

not in physical motion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the inertia of an object at rest

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inactive, static, still

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English motion Proto-Indo-European *lewh1- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English motionless From motion + -less.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: անշարժ (anšarž) — at rest, not moving
  • Bulgarian: неподвижен (nepodvižen) — at rest, not moving
  • Crimean Tatar: areketsiz — at rest, not moving
  • Czech: nehybný — at rest, not moving
  • Dutch: bewegingsloos — at rest, not moving
  • Esperanto: senmova — at rest, not moving
  • Finnish: liikkumaton — at rest, not moving
  • French: immobile — at rest, not moving
  • German: unbeweglich — at rest, not moving
  • German: reglos — at rest, not moving
  • German: bewegungslos — at rest, not moving
  • Greek: ακίνητος (akínitos) — at rest, not moving
  • Hindi: स्थिर (sthir) — at rest, not moving
  • Hindi: गतिहीन (gatihīn) — at rest, not moving
  • Hindi: अचल (acal) — at rest, not moving
  • Hindi: अचला (aclā) — at rest, not moving
  • Icelandic: grafkyrr — at rest, not moving
  • Icelandic: hreyfingarlaus — at rest, not moving
  • Italian: immobile — at rest, not moving
  • Italian: immoto — at rest, not moving
  • Italian: inerte — at rest, not moving
  • Japanese: 不動の (fudō-no) — at rest, not moving
  • Māori: whakaroau — at rest, not moving
  • Māori: pateko — at rest, not moving
  • Polish: nieruchomy — at rest, not moving
  • Portuguese: imóvel — at rest, not moving
  • Russian: неподви́жный (nepodvížnyj) — at rest, not moving
  • Spanish: inmóvil — at rest, not moving
  • Spanish: inerte — at rest, not moving
  • Spanish: quieto — at rest, not moving
  • Spanish: en reposo — at rest, not moving
  • Turkish: hareketsiz — at rest, not moving
  • Ottoman Turkish: حركتسز (hareketsiz) — at rest, not moving
  • Ukrainian: нерухо́мий (neruxómyj) — at rest, not moving
  • Uzbek: harakatsiz — at rest, not moving
Real reading context

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