# quiescence

> English word · Noun · IPA /kwiˈɛsəns/

## Definitions
1. The state of being quiescent; dormancy.
2. Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless.
3. The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.
4. The period when a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.
5. In insects, a temporary slowing down of metabolism and development in response to adverse environmental conditions, which, unlike diapause, does not involve physiological changes.

## Etymology
From quiescent + -ence, or borrowed from Latin quiescentia, from quiescens, present participle of quiesco, from quies.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/quiescence