Quiescent

[kwɪ'es(ə)nt;kwaɪ-] or [kwɪ'ɛsnt]

Definition

(adj.) (pathology) causing no symptoms; 'a quiescent tumor' .

(adj.) being quiet or still or inactive .

(adj.) not active or activated; 'the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation' .

(adj.) marked by a state of tranquil repose; 'the quiescent melancholy of the town' .

Editor: Louise--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid.

(a.) Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in action; not excited; quiet; dormant; resting.

(a.) Not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent in "day" and "say."

(n.) A silent letter.

Checker: Scott

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Quiet, resting, still, dormant, motionless, at rest, at a stand, stock-still, standing still.[2]. Silent, not sounded.

Checker: Mattie

Definition

adj. being quiet resting: not sounded as a quiescent letter: still: unagitated: silent.—v.i. Quiesce′ to become quiet: to become silent in pronunciation as a letter.—ns. Quies′cence Quies′cency state of being at rest: rest of mind: silence: torpor.—adv. Quies′cently.

Checker: Valerie