Associations to the word «Quiescent»

Wiktionary

QUIESCENT, adjective. Inactive, at rest, quiet.
QUIESCENT, adjective. (grammar) Not sounded; silent.
QUIESCENT, adjective. (cell biology) Non-proliferating.

Dictionary definition

QUIESCENT, adjective. Not active or activated; "the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation".
QUIESCENT, adjective. Marked by a state of tranquil repose; "the quiescent melancholy of the town".
QUIESCENT, adjective. Being quiet or still or inactive.
QUIESCENT, adjective. (pathology) causing no symptoms; "a quiescent tumor".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn