Antonyms for quiescent


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kwee-es-uhnt, kwahy-
Phonetic Transcription : kwiˈɛs ənt, kwaɪ-


Definition of quiescent

Origin :
  • c.1600, from Latin quiescentem (nominative quiescens), present participle of quiescere, inchoative verb formed from quies "rest, quiet" (see quiet (n.)).
  • adj inactive
Example sentences :
  • The Garden City seems to be in a quiescent state at present.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various
  • It befitted the day, a day outwardly so quiescent, yet in which so much was going on.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • The disease is overcome, quiescent; the wound is healed over.
  • Extract from : « The Straw » by Eugene O'Neill
  • Here we saw what Rome was in action, whatever she might be when quiescent.
  • Extract from : « Apologia Pro Vita Sua » by John Henry Cardinal Newman
  • What an awakening from this quiescent state was hers this day!
  • Extract from : « Deerbrook » by Harriet Martineau
  • The sea was blue now, quiescent, waveless; there was only the eternal roll.
  • Extract from : « The Pagan Madonna » by Harold MacGrath
  • It was quiescent, and new to him,—like nothing he had seen,—and he clung to it.
  • Extract from : « "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea » by Morgan Robertson
  • This fluid runs out while the ejaculatory muscles are quiescent.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Life of the Child » by Albert Moll
  • Most, if not all, the quiescent vowels seem to have been introduced for this purpose.
  • Extract from : « Elements of Gaelic Grammar » by Alexander Stewart
  • A hackney-coach always appeared to us the most quiescent of movables.
  • Extract from : « Coaches and Coaching » by Leigh Hunt

Synonyms for quiescent

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