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noun
Quiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at rest
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
quiet and inactive restfulness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: quiescence, dormancy, sleeping
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rest, ease, repose, relaxation
Narrower terms: vegetation
noun
a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: dormancy, quiescence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: inaction, inactivity, inactiveness
Narrower terms: hibernation, estivation, aestivation, slumber
History
From Latin quiescentia.
