quiescency (kwiesensi)

[As quiescence (see-cy).] Same as quiescence. quiescent (kwi-es'ent), a. and n. [ Aristotle endeavour eth to prove that in all motion there is some point quiescent . Bacon , Advancement of Learning, ii. 222. Quiescent as he now sat, there was something about his nostril, his mouth, his brow, which, to my perceptions, indicated elements within either restle , or hard, or eager. Charlotte Brontë , Jane Eyre, xxix. The overpowering heat inclines me to be perfectly qui escent in the daytime. George Eliot , Mill on the Flo , vii. 3. 2. In philol., silent; not sounded; having no sound: as, a quiescent letter.-3. In biol., physiologically inactive or motionle ; resting, as an insect in the chrysalis state, or an encysted amœba. II. n. In philol . , a silent letter. quiescently (kwi-es'ent-li), adv . In a quiescent manner; calmly; quietly. quiet (kwi'et), a. [ E. coy ), F. coi = Pr. quetz = Sp. Pg. quieto, vernacularly che do = It. quieto, vernacularly que to, not being in action or motion; not moving or agitated; still: as, remain quiet; the sea was quiet. And they. laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him. Judges xvi. 2. The holy time is quiet as a Nun Breathle with adoration. Words worth, Misc. Sonnets, i. 30. 2. Left at rest; free from alarm or disturbance; unmolested; tranquil. In his days the land was quiet ten years. 2 Chron. xiv. 1. A peace above all earthly dignities, A still and quiet conscience. Shak., Hen. VIII., iii. 2. 380. IMG:content-1491.png:[blocks in formation] As long as the Cairiotes are poor and weaken'd by former divisions they are quiet , but when they grow rich and great they envy one another, and so fall into divisions. Pococke , Description of the East, I. 169. Be plain in dre , and sober in your diet; In short, my deary, ki me! and be quiet . Lady M. W. Montagu , Summary of Lord Lyttelton's Advice [to a Lady. pres. ind. of saber, know,