quiescent
[ kwee-es-uhnt, kwahy- ]
/ kwiˈɛs ənt, kwaɪ- /
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
OTHER WORDS FROM quiescent
qui·es·cent·ly, adverb qui·es·cence, qui·es·cen·cy, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quiescent
quiescent quietWords nearby quiescent
quid pro quo,
quidde,
quidditch,
quiddity,
quidnunc,
quiescent,
quiescent tank,
quiet,
quiet as a mouse,
quiet lung,
quiet revolution
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British Dictionary definitions for quiescent
quiescent
/ (kwɪˈɛsənt) /
adjective
quiet, inactive, or dormant
Derived forms of quiescent
quiescence or quiescency, noun quiescently, adverbWord Origin for quiescent
C17: from Latin
quiescere to rest