quiescency
ənt, kwaɪ- adjective
being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless: a quiescent mind.
Origin:
1600–10; < Latin quiēscent- (stem of quiēscēns, present participle of quiēscere), equivalent to qui-, base meaning “rest, quiet” + -ēsc- inchoative suffix + -ent- -ent
1600–10; < Latin quiēscent- (stem of quiēscēns, present participle of quiēscere), equivalent 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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quiescent (kwɪˈɛsənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| quiet, inactive, or dormant | |
| [C17: from Latin quiescere to rest] | |
| qui'escence | |
| —n | |
| qui'escency | |
| —n | |
| qui'escently | |
| —adv | |
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| quiescent (kwɪˈɛsənt) | |
| —adj | |
| quiet, inactive, or dormant | |
| [C17: from Latin quiescere to rest] | |
| qui'escence | |
| —n | |
| qui'escency | |
| —n | |
| qui'escently | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
quiescent
1609, from L. quiescens, prp. of quiescere, from quies "rest, quiet" (see while). Quiescence is from 1631.
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quiescent qui·es·cent (kwē-ěs'ənt, kwī-)
adj.
Being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive.
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