a. | 1. | Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving; |
2. | Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in action; not excited; quiet; dormant; resting. | |
3. | (Gram.) Not sounded; silent; | |
n. | 1. | (Gram.) A silent letter. |
Adj. | 1. | quiescent - not active or activated; "the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation" |
2. | quiescent - marked by a state of tranquil repose; "the quiescent melancholy of the town" | |
3. | quiescent - being quiet or still or inactive | |
4. | quiescent - causing no symptoms; "a quiescent tumor" |