English Explanatory Dictionary

still life

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A work of art depicting an arrangement of inanimate objects.
  2. A pattern that does not change from one generation to the next.

Pronunciation

/ˌstɪl ˈlaɪf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-still life.wav

Word forms

still life still lifes still lives still-life

Etymology

Calque of Dutch stilleven.

Synonyms

nature morte
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