quiescence
quiescence is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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 (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abeyance
- accord
- all
- amity
- and
- bloodless
- blown
- blunt
- call
- calm
- calumet
- concord
- dead
- desert
- dormant
- dove
- dovish
- down
- dull
- dullness
- fire
- flat
- friendship
- gas
- halcyon
- hang
- harmony
- hath
- heavy
- her
- inaction
- inactive
- inactively
- inactivity
- inert
- inertia
- inertion
- inertness
- inexcitability
- irresolution
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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