quiescence C2 Topic:Politics & International Affairs US /kwiˈɛsəns/ See IPA manual Freq #416690 Meanings 1 noun a state of quiet, but possibly temporary, inaction My quiescence was interrupted by a knock at the door. 2 noun The state of being quiescent; dormancy. Old Faithful is sometimes degraded by being made a laundry. Garments placed in the crater during quiescence are ejected thoroughly washed when the eruption takes place. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a state of quiet, but... dormancyquiescency Word family Derived forms immunoquiescencenonquiescence Etymology From quiescent + -ence, or borrowed from Latin quiescentia, from quiescens, present participle of quiesco, from quies. Topics Politics & International Affairs External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # quiescence **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kwiˈɛsəns/ **Frequency rank:** 416690 ## Meanings 1. a state of quiet, but possibly temporary, inaction 2. The state of being quiescent; dormancy. ## Examples - My quiescence was interrupted by a knock at the door. - Old Faithful is sometimes degraded by being made a laundry. Garments placed in the crater during quiescence are ejected thoroughly washed when the eruption takes place. ## Synonyms - dormancy - quiescency ## Derived Forms - immunoquiescence - nonquiescence ## Etymology From quiescent + -ence, or borrowed from Latin quiescentia, from quiescens, present participle of quiesco, from quies. ## Topics - Politics & International Affairs markdown