quiescent
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4ADJ.
patient
VERB + QUIESCENT
remained
QUIESCENT + NOUN
centuries, demeanor, group
ADV.
normally
Definitions
adj
Inactive, quiet, at rest.
The bats were quiescent at that time of day, so we slowly entered the cave.
In times of national security, the feeling of Patriotism among the masses is so quiescent that it seems hardly to exist—in their case national glory or national danger awakens it, and it leaps up armed cap-a-pie.
Not sounded; silent.
The k is quiescent in "knight" and "know".
Non-proliferating.
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6The bats were quiescent at that time of day, so we slowly entered the cave.
WiktionaryIn times of national security, the feeling of Patriotism among the masses is so quiescent that it seems hardly to exist—in their case national glory or national danger awakens it, and it leaps up arme
WiktionaryMovement was then observed in a part of the wall which had been quiescent, and another group of struts was therefore constructed, again during traffic hours as well as at night.
WiktionaryThe volcano had been quiescent for centuries, but scientists still monitored it closely.
Tatoeba · #13556201His normally quiescent demeanor hid a storm of ideas beneath the surface.
Tatoeba · #13556202The patient remained quiescent, showing no signs of distress or movement.
Tatoeba · #13556206