Qui-ēs'cent1, a.
a. [Lat. quiescens, p. pr. of quiescere, Fr. quiescent, Sp. & It. quiescente. See QUIESCE.]
- Being in a state of repose; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid.
- Not ruffled with passion; unagitated; not in action; not excited; quiet; dormant.
In times of national security, the feeling of patriotism among the masses is so quiescent that it seems hardly to exist. Prof. Wilson.
Sense 3. (Gram.) Not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent in “day” and “say.”