quiescent
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- not active or activated
- "the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation"
- marked by a state of tranquil repose
- "the quiescent melancholy of the town"
- being quiet or still or inactive
- (pathology) causing no symptoms
- "a quiescent tumor"
Adj
- Inactive, quiet, at rest.
- Not sounded; silent.
- Non-proliferating.
Origin / Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin quiēscēns, quiēscentem.
Synonyms
abeyant, at rest, calm, cessant, collected, composed, cool-headed, dormant, dull, equable, equanimitable, equanimous, even-keeled, even-minded, even-tempered, fallow, idle, imperturbable, inactive, inert, laid-back, languid, latent, level-headed, mellow, nonactive, pacate, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, phlegmatic, placid, quiescent, quiet, relaxed, roolie, sedate, sedent, sedentary, serene, servile, silent, slow, still, suspended, torpid, tranquil, unactive, unbusy, unemployed, unexcited, unfazed, unflappable, unflustered, unoccupied, unperturbable, unruffable, unruffled, untumultuous
Scrabble Score: 20
quiescent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordquiescent is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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