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motionlessly

/ˈmoʊʃənɫəsli/ adv

In a motionless manner; without moving.

Word Origin Motion comes from Latin movere 'to move', and -less from Old English means 'free from'. So motionless is 'free from movement'. The root movere gives us move, movement, movie, motor, motive, emotion, promote, remote, mobile, mob. Motionlessly is the adverb: in a still manner.

adv In a motionless manner; without moving.

The cat sat motionlessly, watching the bird outside.

(副词) 静止地；一动不动地

猫一动不动地坐着，观察外面的鸟。

(adverbio) Sin moverse; de manera inmóvil.

El gato se sentó sin moverse, observando al pájaro afuera.

(adverbe) immobilement; sans bouger; sans mouvement; en restant immobile [Sans bouger ; de manière immobile.]

Le chat est resté assis **motionlessly**, observant l'oiseau dehors.

(Adverb) regungslos; bewegungslos [ohne jede Bewegung; in regungsloser Weise]

Die Katze saß **motionlessly** da und beobachtete den Vogel draußen.

(副詞) 動かないで。じっと。

猫は外にいる鳥を見つめて、じっと座っていた。

(advérbio) imóvelmente; sem se mover; paradamente [De maneira imóvel; sem se mover.]

O gato ficou sentado imóvel, observando o pássaro lá fora.

Synonyms: still stock-still inertly immovably fixedly statically quiescently lifelessly Antonyms: dynamically actively movingly fluidly
Word parts: motion + less + ly

Related words

movement movie motor motive motivate motivation promotion mobile mob

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