quiescence

Rarely qui·es·cen·cy

[kwee-es-uhns, kwahy-]

noun

1. quietness or stillness; inactivity or dormancy.

   After a year of apparent quiescence, the region’s cities have once again erupted into street demonstrations.

2. Biology,,  the state of producing no symptoms; remission, as of a disease, tumor, or other disorder.

   Periodontal disease may be characterized by episodes of activity followed by periods of relative quiescence.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quiescence¹

First recorded in 1620–30; from Late Latin quiescentia “rest,” from Latin quiescent-, stem of quiescēns ( quiescent ( def. ) ) + -ia ( def. )

Example Sentences

"One fact is conclusive proof of the quiescence of the middle class - that hardly any officials resigned in protest against the Emergency," writes historian Ramachandra Guha in his book India After Gandhi.

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So far, apart from the Never Trumpers, the reaction has been quiescence.

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In their new technique, however, the researchers found the signatures of autofluorescence can be used to study stem cells' dormant state, known as quiescence.

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Watching these videos is my surest path to calm and quiescence.

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But failing to supply electricity carries economic and political risks, especially for nations whose authoritarian regimes have governed according to a simple rule: cheap basic services in exchange for public quiescence.

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