still life /ˌstɪl ˈlaɪf/ noun2 •A work of art depicting an arrangement of inanimate objects. •A pattern that does not change from one generation to the next.Thus, a natural question, apparently proposed very early, was whether there exists a still life (i.e. period 1 oscillator) that reflects a glider. — 1996 formsstill lifes · still lives · still-lifes