quiescence

Noun

Meaning

Alt. of Quiescency

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sleeping dormancy quiescency hush still rest serenity break sleep ease quiet silence suspension calm inertia
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Antonyms

bow-wow life work movement action campaign
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Hypernyms

rest ease relaxation inactivity inaction repose

Hyponyms

vegetation hibernation slumber aestivation estivation

Phrases with the word

viral quiescence quiescence stage spore

Examples

Our heart ever changes its place till it finds love, and then it has its rest. But this rest itself is an intense form of activity where utter quiescence and unceasing energy meet at the same point in love. Rabindranath Tagore

Political activists of all stripes are usually a wacky bunch, and never more so than in a system like Britain's, where power is effected via the quiescence of the electorate as much as its convictions. Will Self

The amazing activity of the cat is delicately balanced by his capacity for relaxation. Every household should contain a cat, not only for decorative and domestic values, but because the cat in quiescence is medicinal to irritable, tense, tortured men and women. William Lyon Phelps

the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy Source: Internet

During the period of low X-ray emission (called quiescence), the accretion disc is extremely faint allowing detailed observation of the companion star during this period. Source: Internet

Once the chilling period is fulfilled, the plant enters a second type of dormancy, the quiescence period. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Quie syndrome quiesce quiesce time quiescence stage spore quiescency quiescent