Definition for QUI-ES'CENT

QUI-ES'CENT, a. [L. quiescens.]

  1. Resting; being in a state of repose; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid. – Newton.
  2. Not ruffled with passion; unagitated; as the mind.
  3. Silent; not sounded; having no sound; as, a quiescent letter. Sow, mow, with w quiescent; say, day, with y quiescent. – M. Stuart, Heb. Gram.

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