being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless:
a quiescent mind.
Origin
1600-10; < Latinquiēscent- (stem of quiēscēns, present participle of quiēscere), equivalent to qui-, base meaning “rest, quiet” + -ēsc- inchoative suffix + -ent--ent
The furious rain dwindles to a rainbow, then cedes to a fiery, quiescent sunset.
The eggs hatch into larvae which spin cocoons and enter a quiescent pupa stage.
So far, the mood is surprisingly quiescent.
During most of its history the earth has been fairly quiescent.
Given the miserable state of the world economy, protectionist pressures have been remarkably quiescent.
During a quiescent period the sun puts out less energy.
The conflict then settled into a quiescent phase for several years.
British Dictionary definitions for quiescent
quiescent
/kwɪˈɛsənt/
adjective
1.
quiet, inactive, or dormant
Derived Forms
quiescence, quiescency, noun quiescently, adverb
Word Origin
C17: from Latin quiescere to rest
Word Origin and History for quiescent
adj.
c.1600, from Latin quiescentem (nominative quiescens), present participle of quiescere, inchoative verb formed from quies "rest, quiet" (see quiet (n.)).
quiescent in Medicine
quiescent qui·es·cent (kwē-ěs'ənt, kwī-) adj. Being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive.