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quiescence
  1. The state of being quiescent; dormancy.
  2. Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless.
  3. The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.
  4. (microbiology) The period when a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.
  5. (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.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. inactivity, inaction, idleness, inertness, inertia, nonaction, dormancy, motionlessness, stillness, stagnation, sluggishness, calm, lifelessness, quiet, repose, rest, passivity, staticity, immobility, inactiveness, nonmovement, stasis, enervation, abeyancy, unconsciousness, sedentariness, impassiveness, passiveness, quietness, flatness, slowness, unproductivity, dullness, status quo, lack of change, lack of activity, lack of progress, no change, apathy, indolence, listlessness, sloth, laziness, languidness, lethargy, lassitude, languor, torpor, drowsiness, slothfulness … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “After a long day of hiking, the quiescence of the forest offered a peaceful retreat from the bustling city.”
      “After a hectic day, I sought solace in the quiescence of the park, enjoying the temporary halt of activity around me.”
      “A primary conclusion from our work is that magmas beneath volcanoes such as Nevado del Ruiz release significant gas during periods of quiescence.”
quietness
  1. Absence of sound; silence or hush.
  2. Absence of disturbance; calm, stillness or serenity.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. peace, calm, quiet, tranquillity, serenity, calmness, peacefulness, tranquility, stillness, quietude, hush, placidity, still, silence, sereneness, repose, restfulness, lull, noiselessness, soundlessness, inactivity, quiescence, inaction, placidness, rest, untroubledness, peace and quiet, sedateness, order, law and order, dead air, composure, coolness, equanimity, reposefulness, mildness, imperturbability, respite, motionlessness, refreshment, dead calm, decompression, silent, smoothness, quietus, muteness, speechlessness, let-up, hush-hush, lawfulness … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The quietness of the day was interrupted by a loud explosion.”
      “The quietness of the library was interrupted by a loud crash.”
      “Rather, through his pleonastic use of quietness, Mahler seems here to score a parody of sentimentality.”
quiet
  1. The absence of sound; quietness.
  2. the absence of movement; stillness, tranquility
  3. Synonyms:
      4. peacefulness, peace and quiet, peace, restfulness, calm, calmness, tranquility, tranquillity, serenity, placidity, placidness, repose, sereneness, freedom from interference, lack of disturbance, lack of interruption, stillness, quietude, hush, quietness, still, noiselessness, lull, silence, untroubledness, inactivity, inaction, composure, rest, coolness, equanimity, imperturbability, sedateness, impassivity, stoicism, restraint, dispassion, control, order, patience, imperturbation, law and order, peace of mind, aplomb, cool, collectedness, sangfroid, reposefulness, equilibrium, mildness … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Sandra loved the quiet of the secluded lakeside where she could reflect on life.”
      “The party had finally ended and the quiet of the night resumed.”
      “He went camping far away in the hills where the quiet would reinvigorate his mind and spirit.”
quietism
  1. A form of mysticism involving quiet contemplation.
  2. A state of passive quietness.
  3. Examples:
      4. “Whatever his technical limitations, however, Vrel's interiors are memorable intimist images of domestic quietism.”
      “The interaction between Buddhism and Taoism gave rise to the Ch'an school of contemplative quietism which developed into Japanese Zen.”
      “The idea came from Buddhism rather than Confucianism, but for Confucians it implied no other-worldly quietism.”
quietist
  1. A mystic who follows quietism.
  2. Someone who is not socially or politically active.
  3. Examples:
      4. “For a quietist like me, steering clear of all controversy, that will be a singular blessing.”
      “A quietist, he rejected involvement in politics and rejected Khomeini's theory of clerical rule.”
      “He is not an advocate of clerical activism, preferring the traditional quietist approach to politics.”
quiescin
  1. (biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins isolated from quiescent lung fibroblasts.
quietage
  1. (obsolete) Quietness; stillness, peace.
quietive
  1. Something that quietens; a sedative.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sedative, opiate, narcotic, anodyne, analgesic, soporific, tranquillizer, drug, downer, calmative, hypnotic, dope, tranquilliser, tranquilizer, neuroleptic, trank, depressant, barbiturate, calmant, sleeper, pacifier, anxiolytic, medication, sleeping pill, knockout pill, nerve medicine, soothing agent … more
quietener
  1. One who, or that which, quietens.
quietening
  1. The act of making something quieter.
quieting
  1. The act of making something quiet.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. appeasement, conciliation, pacification, accommodation, concession, placation, propitiation, soothing, acceding, allaying, blunting, easing, mollification, palliation, reconciliation, relieving, softening, acquiescence, calming, compromise, dovishness, lessening, lulling, mitigation, peacemaking, peace-mongering, quelling, solace, abatement, alleviation, peace offering, sweetening, tranquillization, accession, adjustment, amends, grant, moderation, reparation, restoration, settlement, tranquilization, bread and circuses, bread and games … more
quieter
  1. One who quiets.
quiescences
  1. plural of quiescence
  2. Synonyms:
      3. inactivities, inactions, idlenesses, inertnesses, inertiae, nonactions, dormancies, motionlessness, stillnesses, stagnations, sluggishnesses, calms, lifelessness, quiets, reposes, rests, passivities, immobilities, staticity, inactiveness, nonmovement, stases, enervations, unconsciousnesses, abeyancies, sedentariness, impassiveness, passivenesses, quietnesses, slownesses, flatnesses, unproductivity, dullnesses, status quos, apathies, indolences, listlessnesses, sloths, lazinesses, lethargies, languidness, lassitudes, languors, torpors, drowsinesses, torpidities, slothfulnesses, hebetude, indifferences, shiftlessnesses … more
quietenings
  1. plural of quietening
quieteners
  1. plural of quietener
quietnesses
  1. plural of quietness
  2. Synonyms:
      3. peaces, calms, quiets, tranquillities, serenities, calmnesses, peacefulnesses, tranquilities, stillnesses, quietudes, hush, placidities, stills, silences, serenenesses, reposes, restfulnesses, lulls, noiselessness, soundlessness, inactivities, quiescences, inactions, placidness, rests, untroubledness, peace and quiet, sedateness, orders, law and order, dead air, composures, coolnesses, equanimities, reposefulness, mildnesses, imperturbability, respites, motionlessness, refreshments, dead calm, decompressions, silents, smoothnesses, quietuses, speechlessnesses, mutenesses, let-ups, hush-hush, relaxations … more
quiescins
  1. plural of quiescin
quietings
  1. plural of quieting
  2. Synonyms:
      3. appeasement, conciliations, pacifications, accommodation, concession, placations, propitiation, soothings, allayings, easings, mollifications, palliations, reconciliations, relievings, softenings, acquiescence, compromises, dovishness, lessenings, mitigation, peacemaking, quellings, solace, abatements, alleviations, peace offerings, sweetening, tranquillizations, accession, adjustment, amends, grants, moderation, reparation, restoration, settlements, tranquilizations, bread and circuses … more
quietists
  1. plural of quietist
quietives
  1. plural of quietive
  2. Synonyms:
      3. sedatives, opiates, narcotics, anodynes, analgesics, soporifics, tranquillizers, drugs, downers, calmatives, hypnotics, dope, tranquillisers, tranquilizers, neuroleptics, tranks, depressant, barbiturates, calmants, sleepers, pacifiers, anxiolytics, medication, sleeping pills … more
quietisms
  1. plural of quietism
quieters
  1. plural of quieter
quiets
  1. plural of quiet
  2. Synonyms:
      3. peacefulness, peace and quiet, peace, restfulness, calms, calmness, tranquility, tranquillity, serenity, placidity, placidness, repose, sereneness, silence, quietness, stillness, stills, quietude, hush, noiselessness, soundlessness, privacy, privateness, seclusion, solitude, isolation, retirement, loneliness, reclusiveness, lonesomeness, reclusion, sequestrations, exile, remoteness, retreats, seclusiveness, segregation, solitariness … more
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