movelessness

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noun

motionlessness

OriginEnglish moveless ← Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- →
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Meanings

nounmovelessness (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemotionlessness

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*moweō
  4. Latinmovēre
  5. Old Northern Frenchmover
  6. Middle Englishmoven
  7. Englishmove
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  10. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  12. Englishmoveless
  13. Englishmovelessness

From moveless + -ness.

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APA

movelessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/movelessness

MLA

“movelessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/movelessness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “movelessness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/movelessness.

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