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quiescence
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of QUIESCENCE
1
a state of temporary inactivity <the resort community's social scene is lively during the summer but undergoes a deep quiescence during the long winter>
Synonyms cold storage, deep freeze, doldrums, dormancy, holding pattern, latency, moratorium, quiescence, suspended animation, suspense, suspension
Related Words inaction, inertia, inertness, motionlessness; impasse, standstill; coma, hibernation, hypnosis, repose, rest, sleep, slumber, torpor; recess, recession, remission; downtime, idleness, layoff
Antonyms continuance, continuation
2
lack of action or activity <was struck by the elk's quiescence as it just stood there in the clearing>
Related Words indolence, inertia, languor, lassitude, laziness, lethargy, listlessness, shiftlessness, sleepiness, sloth, sluggishness; dallying, loafing, lolling, lounging
Near Antonyms animateness, briskness, exuberance, jazziness, liveliness, peppiness, robustness, sprightliness, vibrancy, vivacity; assiduity, assiduousness, business, diligence, employment, industriousness, industry, occupation
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