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Definition of Quiescency
1. Noun. A state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction. "The volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"
Generic synonyms: Inaction, Inactiveness, Inactivity
Specialized synonyms: Hibernation, Aestivation, Estivation, Slumber
Attributes: Dormant, Inactive
Derivative terms: Dormant, Dormant, Dormant, Quiescent, Dormant, Quiescent
2. Noun. Quiet and inactive restfulness.
Generic synonyms: Ease, Relaxation, Repose, Rest
Specialized synonyms: Vegetation
Derivative terms: Dormant, Quiescent, Quiescent
Definition of Quiescency
1. Noun. Quiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at rest ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quiescency
Literary usage of Quiescency
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Gentleman's Magazine (1828)
"36) is of opinion, that as quiescency is an essential requisite to the union of
similar substances, and therefore as the central parts of the chaos were ..."
2. The Life of John Jay: With Selections from His Correspondence and by William Jay (1833)
"Symptoms of it appear more or less, and in different degrees, in all parts of
Europe— even in Spain, where quiescency in every sense has long been cherished ..."
3. Selections from the Writings of Walter Savage Landor by Walter Savage Landor (1898)
"But it was not to remain in its quiescency; its trials were not yet over. I will
not, Francesco ! no, I may not commemorate the incidents she related to me, ..."
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