Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for QUI-ES'CENT
QUI-ES'CENCE, or QUI-ES'CEN-CYQUI-ES'CENT
QUI-ES'CENT, a. [L. quiescens.]
- Resting; being in a state of repose; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid. – Newton.
- Not ruffled with passion; unagitated; as the mind.
- 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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