quiescency


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QUIESCENCY
QUIESCENZA. INERZIA. IMMOBILITÀ. RIPOSO

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quiescency
quiescent \qui*es"cent\ (?), a. [l. quiescens, -entis, p. pr. of quiescere: cf. f. quiescent. see quiesce.]
1. being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid.
2. not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in action; not excited; quiet; dormant; resting. in times of national security, the feeling of patriotism is so quiescent that it seems hardly to exist. wilson.
3. (gram.) not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent in "day" and "say."



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Quiescency
(n.)
The state or quality of being quiescent.
  

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quiescency
n. calmness, restfulness, quiet, absence of activity

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(ש"ע) שלווה, מנוחה, שקט, העדר פעילות