- still life
- {n. phr.} A term used by artists to describe a motionless picture of a bowl of fruit, flowers, etc. * /One of van Gogh's most famous still lifes is a vase of yellow flowers./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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still´-life´ — still life, 1. no pl. fruit, flowers, furniture, pottery, dead game, or the like, shown in a picture: »He painted still life, oranges and lemons... (Horace Walpole). 2. pl. still lifes or still lives. a picture of such things: »His fine still… … Useful english dictionary
Still life — Still life, n. 1. a type of painting in which inanimate objects such as flowers or fruit are represented. [PJC] 2. the inanimate subject matter of a {still life} painting or photograph; as, to painted only still life. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Still life — Still Still, a. [Compar. {Stiller}; superl. {Stillest}.] [OE. stille, AS. stille; akin to D. stil, OS. & OHG. stilli, G. still, Dan. stille, Sw. stilla, and to E. stall; from the idea of coming to a stand, or halt. Cf. {Still}, adv.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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still life — 1690s, translating Du. stilleven (17c); see STILL (Cf. still) (adj.) + LIFE (Cf. life) … Etymology dictionary
still life — still′ life′ n. pl. still lifes 1) fia a representation chiefly of inanimate objects, as a painting of a bowl of fruit 2) fia the category of subject matter in which inanimate objects are represented, as in painting or photography • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
still life — n. 1. small inanimate objects, as fruit, bottles, flowers, books, etc., used as subjects for a picture pl. still lifes 2. a picture having such a subject still life adj … English World dictionary
still life — still life, adj. pl. still lifes. 1. a representation chiefly of inanimate objects, as a painting of a bowl of fruit. 2. the category of subject matter in which inanimate objects are represented, as in painting or photography. [1635 45] * * * … Universalium
