quiescent
[ kwee-es-uhnt, kwahy- ]
/ kwiˈɛs ənt, kwaɪ- /
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adjective
being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless: a quiescent mind.
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Origin of quiescent
1600–10; <Latin quiēscent- (stem of quiēscēns, present participle of quiēscere), equivalent to qui-, base meaning “rest, quiet” + -ēsc- inchoative suffix + -ent--ent
OTHER WORDS FROM quiescent
qui·es·cent·ly, adverbqui·es·cence, qui·es·cen·cy, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quiescent
quiescent , quietWords nearby quiescent
Quidde, quidditch, quiddity, quidnunc, quid pro quo, quiescent, quiescent tank, quiet, quiet as a mouse, quieten, quietism
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British Dictionary definitions for quiescent
quiescent
/ (kwɪˈɛsənt) /
adjective
quiet, inactive, or dormant
Derived forms of quiescent
quiescence or quiescency, nounquiescently, adverbWord Origin for quiescent
C17: from Latin quiescere to rest
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