Antonyms for quiescent
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kwee-es-uhnt, kwahy- |
| Phonetic Transcription : kwiˈɛs ənt, kwaɪ- |
Definition of quiescent
Origin :- c.1600, from Latin quiescentem (nominative quiescens), present participle of quiescere, inchoative verb formed from quies "rest, quiet" (see quiet (n.)).
- adj inactive
- The Garden City seems to be in a quiescent state at present.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various
- It befitted the day, a day outwardly so quiescent, yet in which so much was going on.
- Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
- The disease is overcome, quiescent; the wound is healed over.
- Extract from : « The Straw » by Eugene O'Neill
- Here we saw what Rome was in action, whatever she might be when quiescent.
- Extract from : « Apologia Pro Vita Sua » by John Henry Cardinal Newman
- What an awakening from this quiescent state was hers this day!
- Extract from : « Deerbrook » by Harriet Martineau
- The sea was blue now, quiescent, waveless; there was only the eternal roll.
- Extract from : « The Pagan Madonna » by Harold MacGrath
- It was quiescent, and new to him,—like nothing he had seen,—and he clung to it.
- Extract from : « "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea » by Morgan Robertson
- This fluid runs out while the ejaculatory muscles are quiescent.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Life of the Child » by Albert Moll
- Most, if not all, the quiescent vowels seem to have been introduced for this purpose.
- Extract from : « Elements of Gaelic Grammar » by Alexander Stewart
- A hackney-coach always appeared to us the most quiescent of movables.
- Extract from : « Coaches and Coaching » by Leigh Hunt
Synonyms for quiescent
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