Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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quiescence | Yes | No | No | No |
inactive | No | Yes | No | No |
quiescence (noun) | inactive (noun) |
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quiet and inactive restfulness | |
a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction |
quiescence (adjective) | inactive (adjective) |
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(military) not involved in military operations | |
not active physically or mentally | |
(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly | |
lacking activity; lying idle or unused | |
lacking in energy or will | |
(of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct | |
not exerting influence or change | |
not engaged in full-time work | |
not in physical motion | |
(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert |