quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping
(noun) quiet and inactive restfulness
dormancy, quiescence, quiescency
(noun) a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; “the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
quiescence (countable and uncountable, plural quiescences)
The state of being quiescent; dormancy.
Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless.
The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.
(microbiology) The period when a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.
(entomology) In insects, a temporary slowing down of metabolism and development in response to adverse environmental conditions, which, unlike diapause, does not involve physiological changes.
Source: Wiktionary
Qui*es"cence, Qui*es"cen*cy, n. Etym: [L. quiescentia, fr. quiescens, p. pr.; cf. F. quiestence. See Quiesce.]
Definition: The state or quality of being quiescent. "Quiescence, bodily and mental." H. Spencer. Deeds will be done; -- while be boasts his quiescence. R. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 April 2025
(adjective) feeling or expressing sympathy; “made commiserative clicking sounds with his tongue”- Kenneth Roberts
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
