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quiescent

quiescent is a 9-letter English word with 8 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 23 · 8 senses

Definitions

  1. 1adjective

    Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid.

  2. 2adjective

    Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in action; not excited; quiet; dormant; resting.

  3. 3adjective

    Not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent in "day" and "say."

  4. 4noun

    A silent letter.

  5. 5adjective

    (pathology) causing no symptoms

    "a quiescent tumor"

  6. 6adjective

    being quiet or still or inactive

  7. 7adjective

    not active or activated

    "the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation"

  8. 8adjective

    marked by a state of tranquil repose

    "the quiescent melancholy of the town"

Common word forms

quiescently

Words from these letters

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