quiescent

English

Etymology

From Latin quiescens, present participle of quiescere, from quies

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkwi.ɛsn̩t/, /ˈkwai.ɛsn̩t/

Adjective

quiescent (comparative more quiescent, superlative most quiescent)

1. Inactive, at rest, quiet.

   The bats were quiescent at that time of day, so we slowly entered the cave.

   • Professor Wilson

     In times of national security, the feeling of patriotism […] is so quiescent that it seems hardly to exist.

2. (grammar) Not sounded; silent.

   The y is quiescent in "day" and "say".

Synonyms

• still
• tranquil

Translations

Inactive, at rest, quiet

• French: calme (fr), tranquille (fr)
• German: ruhig (de)
• Hungarian: nyugodt (hu)

• Russian: неподвижный (ru) (nepodvížnyj) (inactive, motionless), спокойный (ru) (spokójnyj) (calm)

Derived terms

• quiescence
• quiescently

See also

• acquiescent
• quiesce

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Latin

Verb

quiēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of quiēscō