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Quiescency

{

Qui-es′cence

,

Qui-es′cen-cy

, }

Noun.

[L.

quiescentia

, fr.

quiescens

, p. pr.; cf. F.

quiestence

. See

.]

The state or quality of being quiescent.

“Quiescence, bodily and mental.”

H. Spencer.

Deeds will be done; – while be boasts his

quiescence

.

R. Browning.

Definition 2024

quiescency

quiescency

English

Noun

quiescency ‎(uncountable)

Quiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at rest

Usage notes

Classified by Garner as a "needless variant" of quiescence: Garner's Modern American Usage, Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage