quiescent
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin quiescens, present participle of quiescere, from quies
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- IPA: /ˈkwi.ɛsn̩t/, /ˈkwai.ɛsn̩t/
[edit] Adjective
quiescent (comparative more quiescent, superlative most quiescent)
- Inactive, at rest, quiet.
- The bats were quiescent at that time of day, so we slowly entered the cave.
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[edit] Translations
Inactive, at rest, quiet
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[edit] Verb
quiēscent
- third-person plural future active indicative of quiēscō
