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qui⋅es⋅cent
[kwee-es-uh
nt, kwahy-] 
–adjective
| being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless: a quiescent mind. |
Origin:
1600–10; < L quiēscent- (s. of quiēscēns, prp. of quiēscere), equiv. to qui-, base meaning “rest, quiet” + -ēsc- inchoative suffix + -ent- -ent
1600–10; < L quiēscent- (s. of quiēscēns, prp. of quiēscere), equiv. to qui-, base meaning “rest, quiet” + -ēsc- inchoative suffix + -ent- -ent
Related forms:
qui⋅es⋅cent⋅ly, adverb
qui⋅es⋅cence, qui⋅es⋅cen⋅cy, noun
Synonyms:
dormant, latent.
dormant, latent.
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| qui·es·cent (kwē-ěs'ənt, kwī-) adj. Being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive. See Synonyms at latent. [Latin quiēscēns, quiēscent-, present participle of quiēscere, to rest, from quiēs, quiet; see quiet.] qui·es'cence n., qui·es'cent·ly adv. |
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Quiescence
Qui*es"cence\, Quiescency \Qui*es"cen*cy\, n. [L. quiescentia, fr. quiescens, p. pr.; cf. F. quiestence. See Quiesce.] The state or quality of being quiescent. "Quiescence, bodily and mental." --H. Spencer. Deeds will be done; -- while be boasts his quiescence. --R. Browning.
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Main Entry: qui·es·cence
Pronunciation: kwI-'es-&n(t)s, kwE-
Function: noun
: the quality or state of being quiescent
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