Meaning of QUIESCENCE
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- [n] quiet and inactive restfulness
- [n] a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
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| | Synonyms: | | dormancy, dormancy, quiescency, quiescency, sleeping |
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| | See Also: | | aestivation, ease, estivation, hibernation, inaction, inactiveness, inactivity, relaxation, repose, rest, slumber, vegetation | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Qui*es"cence\, Quiescency \Qui*es"cen*cy\, n. [L.
quiescentia, fr. quiescens, p. pr.; cf. F. quiestence. See
{Quiesce}.]
The state or quality of being quiescent. ``Quiescence, bodily
and mental.'' --H. Spencer.
Deeds will be done; -- while be boasts his quiescence.
--R. Browning.
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