QUIESCENCE

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

Etymology

Noun

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