quiescent

Adjective Satellite

• not active or activated
  • "the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation"
• marked by a state of tranquil repose
  • "the quiescent melancholy of the town"
• being quiet or still or inactive
• (pathology) causing no symptoms
  • "a quiescent tumor"

Adj

• Inactive, quiet, at rest.
• Not sounded; silent.
• Non-proliferating.

Examples

• The bats were quiescent at that time of day, so we slowly entered the cave.
• The k is quiescent in "knight" and "know".

Synonyms

abeyant, at rest, calm, cessant, collected, composed, cool-headed, dormant, dull, equable, equanimitable, equanimous, even-keeled, even-minded, even-tempered, fallow, idle, imperturbable, inactive, inert, laid-back, languid, latent, level-headed, mellow, nonactive, pacate, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, phlegmatic, placid, quiescent, quiet, relaxed, roolie, sedate, sedent, sedentary, serene, servile, silent, slow, still, suspended, torpid, tranquil, unactive, unbusy, unemployed, unexcited, unfazed, unflappable, unflustered, unoccupied, unperturbable, unruffable, unruffled, untumultuous

Related Words

acquiescent, quiesce