Quiescent

Quiescent - Other Definitions

• (a.) Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid.
  
  
• (a.) Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in action; not excited; quiet; dormant; resting.
  
  
• (a.) Not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent in "day" and "say."
  
  
• (n.) A silent letter.