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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kwee-es-uhnt, kwahy- |
| Phonetic Transcription : kwiˈɛs ənt, kwaɪ- |
Definition of quiescence
Origin :- 1630s, from Latin quiescentia, from quiescere (see quiescent).
- noun repose
- A period of quiescence then followed, lasting until, we will say, 1865.
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
- Let me request silence, absolute silence, and quiescence of thought even.
- Extract from : « David Elginbrod » by George MacDonald
- So when all is known, the stimulus for action ceases; when all is known there is quiescence, nothingness.
- Extract from : « The Wonder » by J. D. Beresford
- Was there nothing that he could do which would produce for him, if not gratification, then at least quiescence?
- Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope
- Their bright eyes were alluring, their quiescence was encouraging.
- Extract from : « When Grandmamma Was New » by Marion Harland
- In other instances a recurrence may follow after months or years of quiescence.
- Extract from : « Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry » by Maximilian Stern
- In quiescence they had allowed the country to become contemptible.
- Extract from : « The Earl of Beaconsfield » by James Anthony Froude
- But it was a good place to do work in, for all its quiescence.
- Extract from : « Tono Bungay » by H. G. Wells
- Every limb was at rest, every nerve seemed lulled into quiescence.
- Extract from : « The Golden Web » by Anthony Partridge
- It is a region of quiescence or of faulting, but not of folding.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 » by Various
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