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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction;
- Example: "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"
[syn: dormancy, quiescence, quiescency]

2. quiet and inactive restfulness;
[syn: quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Quiescence \Qui*es"cence\, Quiescency \Qui*es"cen*cy\, n. [L. quiescentia, fr. quiescens, p. pr.; cf. F. quiestence. See Quiesce.] The state or quality of being quiescent. "Quiescence, bodily and mental." --H. Spencer. [1913 Webster] Deeds will be done; -- while be boasts his quiescence. --R. Browning. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

quiescency n 1: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy" [syn: dormancy, quiescence, quiescency] 2: quiet and inactive restfulness [syn: quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping]