quiescent

[ kwee-es-uhnt, kwahy- ]

/ kwiˈɛs ənt, kwaɪ- /

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adjective

being at rest; inactive or motionless; quiet; still: a quiescent mind.

OTHER WORDS FOR quiescent

inactive, inert; dormant; latent.

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Origin of quiescent

First 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 FROM quiescent

qui·es·cent·ly, adverbqui·es·cence [kwee-es-uhns, kwahy-], /kwiˈɛs əns, kwaɪ-/, qui·es·cen·cy, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quiescent

quiescent , quiet

Words nearby quiescent

quidditch, quiddity, quidnunc, quid pro quo, quiescence, quiescent, quiescent tank, quiet, quiet as a mouse, quieten, quietism

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How to use quiescent in a sentence

It’s possible that other volcanoes with long quiescent periods may also have subtle but protracted warning periods as well.
Signs of unrest were detectable 4 years before Cumbre Vieja erupted, seismic analysis suggests|Kate Baggaley|December 4, 2021|Popular-Science
I carried them home in a box, then made them quiescent in the freezer for an hour, and then boiled them semi-alive for two minutes.
Gene Weingarten: Would you like some Brood X with your Dom Pérignon?|Gene Weingarten|May 21, 2021|Washington Post
They looked at different types of immune cells, determined whether the cells were activated, exhausted, or quiescent, and examined the distinct characteristics of the proteins on those cells’ surfaces that allow them to bind to and attack the virus.
Why covid-19 might finally usher in the era of health care based on a patient’s data|Katie McLean|February 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review
“How [increased blood return] would stimulate the completely quiescent myocardium … is not readily apparent,” he wrote.
Real Life Lazarus: When Patients Rise From the Dead|Sandeep Jauhar|August 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Maybe deep in our brains, a few bacteria are nestled near some quiescent virus and a touch of fetal DNA?
Scientists Find Bacteria Where It Isn’t Supposed to Be: The Brain|Amanda Schaffer|March 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Egypt is no longer the quiescent subordinate partner it once was.
Arab League Urges Palestinian-Israelis To Vote|Ahmed Moor|January 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Moreover, we found that the view that the movement has become quiescent is fundamentally wrong.
Occupy Wall Street Has Seized Control of This Year’s Political Debate|Doug Schoen|April 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
While he stood, apparently quiescent, in the clutch of his adversary, he still held his hand on his sword.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Still the country remained quiescent: it was known that the picture was fictitious, and men refused to be dismayed.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
He stood upright and quiescent, betraying by neither sign nor movement that her words could hurt him.
With Edged Tools|Henry Seton Merriman
The quiescent arm presents no evidence to the mind concerning its shape, size, or color.
Etidorhpa or the End of Earth.|John Uri Lloyd
With the continuity of actualization we would behold greatness, in quiescent condition.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3|Plotinos (Plotinus)

British Dictionary definitions for quiescent

quiescent

/ (kwɪˈɛsənt) /

adjective

quiet, inactive, or dormant

Derived forms of quiescent

quiescence or quiescency, nounquiescently, adverb

Word Origin for quiescent

C17: from Latin quiescere to rest

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