still life
noun /ˌstɪl ˈlaɪf/
/ˌstɪl ˈlaɪf/
[uncountable, countable] (plural still lifes)
- the art of painting or drawing arrangements of objects such as flowers, fruit, etc.; a painting, etc. like this
- She prefers still life to landscape painting.
- a still life in oils
Oxford Collocations DictionaryStill life is used before these nouns:- painter
- painting