Acquiescent vs. Quiescent — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Acquiescent and Quiescent
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Acquiescent
Disposed or willing to acquiesce.
Quiescent
Quiet, still, or inactive.
Acquiescent
Willing to acquiesce, accept or agree to something without objection, protest or resistance
Quiescent
Characterized by an absence of upheaval or discord
"We tend to think of the decades following the final overthrow of Napoleon as remarkably quiescent" (Walter McDougall).
Acquiescent
Resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit
An acquiescent policy
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Quiescent
(Astronomy) Having little or no sunspot activity.
Acquiescent
Resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit; assentive; as, an acquiescent policy.
Quiescent
(Medicine) Asymptomatic
A quiescent infection.
Acquiescent
Willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest;
Too acquiescent to challenge authority
A gentle and biddable soul
Children compliant with the parental will
Quiescent
Inactive, quiet, at rest.
The bats were quiescent at that time of day, so we slowly entered the cave.
Quiescent
(orthography) Not sounded; silent.
The k is quiescent in "knight" and "know".
Quiescent
(cell biology) Non-proliferating.
Quiescent
Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving; as, a quiescent body or fluid.
Quiescent
Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in action; not excited; quiet; dormant; resting.
In times of national security, the feeling of patriotism . . . is so quiescent that it seems hardly to exist.
Quiescent
Not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent in "day" and "say."
Quiescent
A silent letter.
Quiescent
Not active or activated;
The quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation
Quiescent
Marked by a state of tranquil repose;
The quiescent melancholy of the town
Quiescent
Being quiet or still or inactive
Quiescent
Causing no symptoms;
A quiescent tumor
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