“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
QUIESCE
quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down
(verb) become quiet or quieter; “The audience fell silent when the speaker entered”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
quiesce (third-person singular simple present quiesces, present participle quiescing, simple past and past participle quiesced)
Become quiet or quieter.
To make temporarily inactive or disabled.
(computing, transitive) To pause or reduce the activity of (a device or application), for example to prepare it for backups or other maintenance.
Source: Wiktionary
Qui*esce", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quiesced; p. pr. & vb. n. Quiescing.] Etym: [L. quiescere, akin to quies rest, quiet. See Quiet, a. & n.]
Definition: To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound. M. Stuart.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
31 May 2025
AMATORY
(adjective) expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; “her amatory affairs”; “amorous glances”; “a romantic adventure”; “a romantic moonlight ride”
Coffee Trivia
