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still life

noun

plural still lifes.

a representation chiefly of inanimate objects, as a painting of a bowl of fruit.
the category of subject matter in which inanimate objects are represented, as in painting or photography.

still life

noun

1. a painting or drawing of inanimate objects, such as fruit, flowers, etc
2. ( as modifier )
  a still-life painting
the genre of such paintings

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of still life¹

First recorded in 1635–45

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It took three days to find Reuben's body, and that memory still lives with his mother.

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In an exclusive interview with the BBC, Sian Gray said her wife "didn't die on that beach, she still lives on".

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Wanting to keep her wife's memory alive, Sian Gray exclusively told the BBC: "She didn't die on that beach, she still lives on."

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Goode’s painterly retort — still lifes that held the abstract and the figurative in taut equilibrium — brilliantly neutralized that argument, while adding depth to the object/image dichotomy.

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He still lives and works in the Washington state town he grew up in.

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stilliform stillness

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