quiescent [kwiˈɛsənt] a.
1.) Motionless, inactive, at rest.
2.) Of a letter: not sounded, silent; specifically in Hebrew grammar.
3.) Of a person: silent, not speaking. rare.
4.) Electronics. Corresponding to or characterized by an absence of an input to a device ready to receive one.
Etymology: Latin quiescens, present participle of quiescere, to rest, from quies, quiet.
"Luther's shoes on the floor beneath the chamber pot, placid, possibly made of wood, Luther's 16th-century shoes, awaiting epiphany. The mute quiescent suffering of generations of salesmen in the stalls of train-station johns, heads down, fingers laced, shined shoes inert, awaiting the acid gush" (Infinite Jest, David Foster Wallace, 1996).
On a personal note, I finished the first draft of my thesis today, which I'm pretty happy about. Time to party my face off...I think I'll watch Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut and drink every time there's a historical inaccuracy! Thanks for reading!
23 comments:
Interesting, I never knew there was an electronic definition
well done on your thesis...now you can party hard.
jos xx
interesting stuff!
Another great word
Thought it would mean something else
Hey, congratulations! At what point in the movie do you think you'll be totally hammered?
You should watch titus and drink whenever theres a historical inacuracy instead! Or better yet, when nothing makes senses! You'd be gone in no time.
I think I'm having a quiescent moment today. And congrats on the first draft of the thesis. I couldn't bring myself to watch Alexander - it just hurts.
can i just say how awsome i think u are!!!!!!
Hmm I didn't know bout this word, now i know it means motionless "]. I love the pic!
Congrats on your thesis! And that's an amazing drinking game. Do that. Do it.
oh.. nice word of the day :)
Well done, dude! Party 'til you're quiescent!
Have a SUPER weekend, -E- !
Way to go! Let there be nothing quiescent about your celebration :)
I know this word, but I hear it very rarely.
Love the quote. And well done with the thesis!
This is one I'm familiar with. Love the artwork you put with it...
p.s. I did not kill any hobos.
Good.
that's an interesting movie to watch too!
i was a quiescent when i was in h.s but today, i could not believe I was talking face to face to the Principal of Portland Fashion Week!=)
Yay for the thesis thing! I'm so tired of mine already :p *sigh* I'm a bad student sometimes. But yay! Congrats! ^^
I've noticed lately you've been posting words that even exist in Dutch, so double yay! Or rather, that are "used in Dutch", because most of it is Latin. I still think being classically schooled helped me a lot the past couple of years. (Not sure about the term "classically schooled", it sounds wrong. How do you call it in English? I've been taught Latin for six years in highschool, then what am I? Help me out here)
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As a reply to your comment: *mutters* fickle blogger... Guess you're right though, I haven't been a very good blogger lately. But don't you dare saying your posts take less time than mine! I imagine you have to spend quite some time doing research before you can post anything on your blog. Plus you're way more active commenting... I never seem to find the time to do that :(
It's a term used for electronics, too? Didn't know that, might be useful to know.
Oh, I like this one. It just sounds cute (and really, what more do you need in a word?).
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