motionlessness

noun

Definition of motionlessnessnext
as in inertia

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  1. inertia
  2. inaction
  3. suspension
  4. abeyance
Noun
  • There's an institutional credibility and inertia issue.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
  • For its long running time and handsomely shot inertia, but also for its Cliff’s Notes-adjacent condensing of a massive quote-unquote Great American Novel. Straughan, when asked about the film’s disappointing debut, did not mince words.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of inertia
Noun
  • Supporters say the measure is intended to encourage cities to more proactively maintain public health and safety and refund residents who've suffered from government inaction.
    Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Between the lines: A nonprofit group has spent about $5 million on an ad campaign blasting Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish lawmaker, for his inaction.
    Hans Nichols, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of inaction
Noun
  • Does a teenager really operate such that a six-game suspension prospect as against a one-game suspension prospect (the NCS policy) tips the scale in his psyche in favor of exercising self-restraint?
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • In these informal removals, a parent is called to pick up a student early or asked not to bring them to school–without a formal suspension or disciplinary action.
    Emily Harvey, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of suspension
Noun
  • Melody, so unaccountably a product of unconscious forces, had placed his ego in abeyance, allowing a forbearing tenderness to emerge.
    Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
  • With the deal in abeyance and Iran rapidly growing its nuclear program, its regional forces will become more brazen.
    Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 2 Dec. 2021
Definition of abeyance
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