QUIESCENCY

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

quiescency (uncountable)

Quiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at rest

Usage notes

• Classified by Garner as a "needless variant" of quiescence: Garner's Modern American Usage, Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage

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



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