quiescent
[ kwee-es-uhnt, kwahy- ]
Origin of quiescent
1First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin quiēscent- (stem of quiēscēns, present participle of quiēscere ), equivalent to qui-, base meaning “rest, quiet” + -ēsc- inchoative suffix + -ent- -ent
Other words for quiescent
Other words from quiescent
- qui·es·cent·ly, adverb
- qui·es·cence [kwee-es-uhns, kwahy-], /kwiˈɛs əns, kwaɪ-/, qui·es·cen·cy, noun
Words that may be confused with quiescent
- quiescent , quiet
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How to use quiescent in a sentence
Why then does the fire as soon as it has arrived there, not abide there quiescently?
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 1 | Plotinos (Plotinus)Slesvig was to be crushed until it became quiescently Prussian.
Ten Years Near the German Frontier | Maurice Francis EganFor a hushed second she took the unexpected caress quiescently; then fought, kicked, scratched, to get away.
Mountain | Clement WoodHe either rids himself of them, or suffers as quiescently as he may.
He Knew He Was Right | Anthony TrollopeKitty was sitting with her hands quiescently folded in her lap.
The March Family Trilogy, Complete | William Dean Howells
British Dictionary definitions for quiescent
quiescent
/ (kwɪˈɛsənt) /
adjective
quiet, inactive, or dormant
Origin of quiescent
1C17: from Latin quiescere to rest
Derived forms of quiescent
- quiescence or quiescency, noun
- quiescently, adverb
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