The volcano had been quiescent for centuries, but scientists still monitored it closely.
Source: tatoeba (13556201)
Quiescent
//kwaɪˈɛsənt//
Synonyms for "quiescent" (187 found)
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Adjective(27 words)
potentialprocrastinatingquietistquietisticremainingreposefulreposingrestfulrestingrigidsecludedsedentarysequesteredsequestratedshelteredsilentsmoothsolidsoundlessstable
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9 entriesTranslations
18 translations across 13 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀδρανής adj (Inactive, at rest, quiet)
Bulgarian
1 entries- неподвижен adj (Inactive, at rest, quiet)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 靜止的 /静止的 adj (Inactive, at rest, quiet)
French
3 entries- calme adj (Inactive, at rest, quiet)
- quiescent adj (Inactive, at rest, quiet)
- tranquille adj (Inactive, at rest, quiet)
Georgian
3 entries- მშვიდი adj (Inactive, at rest, quiet)
- უმოქმედო adj (Inactive, at rest, quiet)
- უძრავი adj (Inactive, at rest, quiet)
German
1 entries- ruhig adj (Inactive, at rest, quiet)
Greek
1 entries- αδρανής adj (Inactive, at rest, quiet)
Hungarian
1 entries- nyugodt adj (Inactive, at rest, quiet)
Ido
1 entries- repozanta adj (Inactive, at rest, quiet)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- ساكن adj (Inactive, at rest, quiet)
Portuguese
1 entries- quiescente adj (Inactive, at rest, quiet)
Russian
2 entries- неподви́жный adj (Inactive, at rest, quiet)
- споко́йный adj (Inactive, at rest, quiet)
Spanish
1 entries- quiescente adj (Inactive, at rest, quiet)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
His normally quiescent demeanor hid a storm of ideas beneath the surface.
Source: tatoeba (13556202)
The patient remained quiescent, showing no signs of distress or movement.
Source: tatoeba (13556206)
The bats were quiescent at that time of day, so we slowly entered the cave.
Source: wiktionary
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