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Quiescent

  1. adjective

    marked by a state of tranquil repose

    “the quiescent melancholy of the town”

  2. adjective

    being quiet or still or inactive

  3. adjective

    (pathology) causing no symptoms

    “a quiescent tumor”

  4. adjective

    not active or activated

    “the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation”

Word family

quiescently

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