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Quiescent

//kwaɪˈɛsənt// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Inactive, quiet, at rest.

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

  2. 2
    Not sounded; silent.

    "The k is quiescent in "knight" and "know"."

  3. 3
    Non-proliferating.
Adjective
  1. 1
    (pathology) causing no symptoms wordnet
  2. 2
    being quiet or still or inactive wordnet
  3. 3
    not active or activated wordnet
  4. 4
    marked by a state of tranquil repose wordnet

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin quiēscēns, quiēscentem.

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