quiescent
adjective
1. not active or activated
- the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation
Similar word(s): inactive
2. marked by a state of tranquil repose
- the quiescent melancholy of the town
Similar word(s): quiet
3. being quiet or still or inactive
Similar word(s): dormant, inactive
4. (pathology) causing no symptoms
- a quiescent tumor
Similar word(s): inactive
Sentences with quiescent as an adjective:
- The bats were quiescent at that time of day, so we slowly entered the cave.
- The k is quiescent in "knight" and "know".