🤫Quiescent

adjective
/kwaɪˈesnt/

Meaning

quiet; peaceful; inactive; dormant; at rest
In a state of inactivity or dormancy; quiet.

Example Sentences

The volcano has been quiescent for over a century.

The patient remained quiescent during the procedure.

Synonyms

dormant, inactive, peaceful, still, motionless, quiet
Entry 1
dormant, inactive, peaceful, still
Entry 2
inactive, dormant, still, motionless, quiet

Antonyms

active, turbulent, agitated, restless, lively, energetic
Entry 1
active, turbulent, agitated, restless
Entry 2
active, lively, energetic

Collocations

quiescent state, quiescent period, quiescent volcano, quiescent patient
Entry 1
quiescent state, quiescent period, quiescent volcano
Entry 2
quiescent state, quiescent period, quiescent patient

Related Vocabularies

Strong, healthy, and full of energy; involving forceful action.
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given generously without holding back
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with little or no light; gloomy or mysterious

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