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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
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Example Sentences
- The furious rain dwindles to a rainbow, then cedes to a fiery, quiescent sunset.
- The eggs hatch into larvae which spin cocoons and enter a quiescent pupa stage.
- So far, the mood is surprisingly quiescent.
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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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