quiescent

[ kwee-es-uhnt, kwahy- ]

/ kwiˈɛs ənt, kwaɪ- /

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adjective

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

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

SYNONYMS FOR quiescent

dormant, latent.

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OTHER WORDS FROM quiescent

qui·es·cent·ly, adverbqui·es·cence, qui·es·cen·cy, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quiescent

quiescent , quiet

Words nearby quiescent

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

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Example sentences from the Web for quiescent

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
This time it would not insert its sting into the quiescent tarantula, but where there was still life.
The Forgotten Planet|Murray Leinster
Jack, dragged down by pain, and exhausted in the intervals of each paroxysm was quiescent.
Gabriel Conroy|Bert Harte

I was very much fatigued and was quiescent, not caring to stir, for several hours.
Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 4 [September 1902]|Various
Thus the man seems to have lived an eventful life, when his body was, in fact, quiescent and unconscious.
Sketch of the Mythology of the North American Indians|John Wesley Powell
(Hence rest and motion are properties of gross bodies and not of the intellectual soul, which is ever quiescent).
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2)|Valmiki

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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单词	quiescent
释义	quiescent [ kwee-es-uhnt, kwahy- ] / kwiˈɛs ənt, kwaɪ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR quiescent ON THESAURUS.COM adjective being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless: a quiescent mind. 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 SYNONYMS FOR quiescent dormant, latent. SEE SYNONYMS FOR quiescent ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM quiescent qui·es·cent·ly, adverbqui·es·cence, qui·es·cen·cy, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quiescent quiescent , quiet Words nearby quiescent Quidde, quidditch, quiddity, quidnunc, quid pro quo, quiescent, quiescent tank, quiet, quiet as a mouse, quieten, quietism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quiescent 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 This time it would not insert its sting into the quiescent tarantula, but where there was still life. The Forgotten Planet\|Murray Leinster Jack, dragged down by pain, and exhausted in the intervals of each paroxysm was quiescent. Gabriel Conroy\|Bert Harte I was very much fatigued and was quiescent, not caring to stir, for several hours. Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 4 [September 1902]\|Various Thus the man seems to have lived an eventful life, when his body was, in fact, quiescent and unconscious. Sketch of the Mythology of the North American Indians\|John Wesley Powell (Hence rest and motion are properties of gross bodies and not of the intellectual soul, which is ever quiescent). The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2)\|Valmiki 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to quiescent asleep, dormant, fallow, idle, immobile, inert, inoperative, latent, motionless, passive, quiet, stagnant, still, at rest, deactivated, slumbering
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