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quiescent

qui·es·cent

quiescent

 
 
pronunciation:
kwi e snt
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition: in a state of inaction or rest; dormant.
We climbed to the top of the quiescent volcano.He was infected with tuberculosis during those years, but it was quiescent.
antonyms:
active
similar words:
asleep, dormant, extinct, inactive, latent, lazy, slack, torpid
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derivation: quiescence (n.)