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Inflections of 'still life' (n): npl: still lifes

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈstill ˈlife,  n. [countable], pl. still lifes. 
  1. Fine Arta drawing or painting of inanimate objects, as of a bowl of fruit.
still--life, adj.: a still-life watercolor.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
still life, pl. still lifes. 
  1. Fine Arta representation chiefly of inanimate objects, as a painting of a bowl of fruit.
  2. Fine Artthe category of subject matter in which inanimate objects are represented, as in painting or photography.
  • 1635–45
still-life, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
still life n ( pl still lifes)
    • a painting or drawing of inanimate objects, such as fruit, flowers, etc
    • (as modifier): a still-life painting
  1. the genre of such paintings
'still life' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

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