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German
Etymology
Bewegung + -s- + -los
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈveːɡʊŋsˌloːs/
- Hyphenation: be‧we‧gungs‧los
Adjective
bewegungslos (strong nominative masculine singular bewegungsloser, not comparable)
- motionless, still, stock-still
- 1908, Walther Kabel, Das Tagebuch eines Irren, in: Bibliothek der Unterhaltung und des Wissens, vol. 9, Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, p. 131:
Minutenlang saß er dann bewegungslos, unfähig klar zu denken, da und starrte wie hypnotisiert vor sich hin.- Then he sat there for minutes, stock-still, unable to think clearly, and stared into space like hypnotized.
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Positive forms of bewegungslos (uncomparable)
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