| quiddity |
that which gives anything its specific uniqueness; essential nature. [2 definitions] |
| quidnunc |
a person who is nosy and eager to hear the latest gossip; busybody. |
| quid pro quo |
(Latin) one thing in return for another. |
| quiescence |
a state of inaction, rest, or stillness; dormancy. |
| quiescent |
in a state of inaction or rest; dormant. |
| quiet |
making little or no sound or noise. [14 definitions] |
| quietism |
a form of religious mysticism based on passive contemplation and the extinction of one's will. [2 definitions] |
| quietly |
with little or no sound. |
| quietude |
a state or condition of rest, calm, or tranquility. |
| quietus |
that which ends, silences, or suppresses; final or settling stroke. [2 definitions] |
| quill |
a bird's feather, esp. a long wing or tail feather. [6 definitions] |
| quillback |
a North American freshwater fish in which one ray of the dorsal fin is elongated. |
| quilling |
a band of fabric that is fluted to look like a row of quills. |
| quilt |
a bed covering consisting of two layers of material, sewn together in often decorative panels and filled with feathers, wool, cotton, or the like. [5 definitions] |
| quilting |
material for making quilts or quilted fabric. [2 definitions] |
| quilting bee |
a social gathering of women at which they work together on a quilt or quilts. |
| quin- |
five. |
| quinary |
consisting of five, or arranged in sets of five. [2 definitions] |
| quince |
a flowering tree of the rose family that bears an edible fruit. [2 definitions] |
| quincunx |
an arrangement of five objects in a square with one in the center and one at each corner. [2 definitions] |
| quinic acid |
a colorless crystalline acid obtained from coffee beans, the bark of the cinchona tree, and the like. |