quiescent
adjective
[ kwɪˈɛs(ə)nt ]
• in a state or period of inactivity or dormancy.
• "strikes were headed by groups of workers who had previously been quiescent"
Similar:
inactive,
inert,
latent,
fallow,
passive,
idle,
at rest,
inoperative,
deactivated,
in abeyance,
quiet,
still,
motionless,
immobile,
stagnant,
dormant,
asleep,
slumbering,
sluggish,
lethargic,
torpid,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin quiescent- ‘being still’, from the verb quiescere, from quies ‘quiet’.
