quiescent

/kwaɪˈesənt/kwigh-EH-suhnt

/kwaɪˈɛsənt/kwigh-EH-suhnt

Meaningresting

Common meaning: quiet, inactive

quiescrest; at restLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1512 · scan
entadjective ending: being or doing

Journey through time

Latinquiescens‘resting’source
Englishquiescent‘quiet, inactive’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin quiēs; quiētus ‘rest’.

Roots

quiēs; quiētus Latin “rest; at rest”

Related words

acquiesce disquiet quiet quit

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