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Definition: Quiescent |
QuiescentAdjective1. Not active or activated; "the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation". 2. Marked by a state of tranquil repose; "the quiescent melancholy of the town". 3. Being quiet or still or inactive. 4. Causing no symptoms; "a quiescent tumor". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "quiescent" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1710. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | Marked by a state of inactivity or repose. (references) |
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Synonym: QuiescentSynonym: Passive. (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Quiescence | Verb: be quiescent; Adjective: stand still, lie still; keep quiet, repose, hold the breath. |
Adjective: quiescent, still; motionless, moveless; fixed; stationary; immotile; at rest at a stand, at a standstill, at anchor; stock, still; standing still; Verb: sedentary, untraveled, stay-at-home; becalmed, stagnant, quiet; unmoved, undisturbed, unruffled; calm, restful; cataleptic; immovable; (stable); sleeping; (inactive); silent; still as a statue, still as a post, still as a mouse, still as death; vegetative, vegetating. | |
Stability | Stuck, jammed; unremovable; quiescent; deterioration. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Quiescent |
| English words defined with "quiescent": -ent ♦ Ineffervescent ♦ Movable letter ♦ Passive verb ♦ Quiescently ♦ Resting spore ♦ slumber. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "quiescent": Cell Aging, Cell Line, Transformed ♦ electrical precipitation ♦ G0 Phase ♦ impulsive interference, impulsive noise ♦ null leakage ♦ quiescent leakage ♦ stationary mass ♦ winter rest ♦ zero-zero gel. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Quiescent" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (quiescent), Latin (be at peace, be inactive, calm, keep quiet, neutral, permit, rest, sleep). |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | The quiescent periods, during which few or no human cases are detected, may last for years, leading to mistaken declarations of plague eradication. (references) | |
Scientists found that regardless of the strategy tested, nerve cells deprived of NGF were arrested in a metabolically quiescent "undead state" for long periods. (references) | ||
Economic History | Sri Lanka | The JVP, relatively quiescent since the 1971 insurrection, began to reassert itself in 1987. Capitalizing on opposition to the Indo-Lankan Accord in the Sinhalese community, the JVP launched an intimidation campaign against supporters of the accord. (references) |
Political Economy | Mexico | Two other insurgent groups, the Popular Revolutionary Army (EPR) and Revolutionary Army of the People's Insurgency (ERPI), have been mostly quiescent over the past two years, although they may retain the ability to launch small-scale raids on government installations in the states of Guerrero and Oaxaca. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Quiescent" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Quiescent" is used about 116 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 116 | 29,969 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "quiescent": diode quiescent current ♦ electrical quiescent power ♦ quiescent current ♦ quiescent input current ♦ quiescent leakage ♦ quiescent operating point ♦ quiescent point ♦ quiescent telecontrol system. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "quiescent": quiescent-carrier. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
quiescent | 11 |
current quiescent | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "quiescent"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | i qetë (at ease, balanced, calm, canny, collected, comfortable, comfy, composed, cool, cool-headed, dispassionate, easeful, equable, even, even-minded, halcyon, laid back, level, level headed, mild, noiseless, orderly, Pacific, passionless, peaceable, peaceful, placid, quiet, reposeful, retired, secure, sedate, self possessed, serene, settled, silent, smooth, sober-blooded, stationary, still, stilly, tranquil, unconcern, unconcerned, uneventful, unruffled), i palëvizshëm (at rest, fixed, immobile, immovable, inert, motionless, moveless, stationary, stock-still, unmoved). (various references) | |
Arabic | هادئ (calm, cloistered, composed, cool, dispassionate, easygoing, even, impassive, imperturbable, laid back, peaceable, peaceful, piping, placid, possessed, quiet, reposeful, restful, self possessed, serene, sober, steady, still, tranquil, undisturbed, uneventful, unflappable, unmoved, unruffled, windless), ساكن هامد (dormant, inanimate, inhabitant, motionless, serene, stationary, still). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | статичен (static), неподвижен (at rest, attached, fast, fixed, immobile, inelastic, motionless, moveless, put, rigid, sessile, set, slack, stationary, statuesque, steadfast, still, stirless, stock-still, unacted), летаргичен (comatose, lethargic), латентен (delitescent, dormant, latent), инертен (dead, dormant, inactive, inert, nerveless, passive, phlegmatic, stationary). (various references) | |
Chinese | 淡静. (various references) | |
Czech | klidný (calm, collected, composed, cool, easy, halcyon, impassive, imperturbable, laid back, Pacific, peaceable, peaceful, placid, quiet, reposeful, restful, secure, sedate, self possessed, serene, silent, smooth, sober, still, temperate, tranquil, uneventful, unmoved, unperturbed). (various references) | |
Danish | passiv (passive), i ro (inactive). (various references) | |
Dutch | latent. (various references) | |
Farsi | ساکن (Calm, Denizen, Habitant, Inert, Inhabitant, Inmate, Lodger, Occupant, Occupier, Quiet, Resting, Static, Stationary). (various references) | |
Finnish | valmiustilainen kaukokäyttöjärjestelmä (quiescent telecontrol system), tyyni plasma (quiescent plasma), toimintapiste lepotilassa (quiescent operating point), staattinen melutaso (quiescent noise level), staattinen häviö (quiescent dissipation), sähköinen lepoteho (electrical quiescent power), nollavuoto (null leakage, quiescent leakage), levossa oleva tulivuori (quiescent volcano), lepovirta (closed circuit, quiescent current), lepotilatoimintapiste (quiescent operating point), katkeavakantoaaltoinen AM (quiescent-carrier modulation), esivirta (bias, bias current, biasing, input bias current, quiescent input current), diodin lepovirta (diode quiescent current), bias-virta (bias current, input bias current, quiescent input current). (various references) | |
French | quiescent, tranquille (quiet), calme (quiet, quietness). (various references) | |
German | untätig (dormant, idle, idly, inactive, inactively, passive), ruhig (calm, calmly, cold, collectedly, composed, composedly, easeful, easy, level, orderly, peaceable, peaceful, placid, placidly, quiescently, quiet, quietly, relaxed, reposeful, restful, restfully, sedate, sedately, self-composed, serene, silent, smooth, smoothly, staid, steadily, steady, still, stilly, subdued, tranquil, tranquilly, uneventful, unexcited, unflustered, unharried, unruffled, untroubled). (various references) | |
Greek | ήρεμοσ (calm, collected, composed, dispassionate, even tempered, placid, quiet, serene, still, tranquil), ήσυχοσ (calm, placid, quiet, sedate, still, tranquil, uneventful, windless). (various references) | |
Hebrew | שוקט, שקט (calmness, dummy, hush, peaceful, quiet, quietude, secluded, silence, silent, still, stillness, tranquil), רו'ע (calm, calmness, placid, placidity, relaxed, serenity, stillness, tranquillity). (various references) | |
Hungarian | nyugodt (calm, calm-glassy, comfortable, composed, good tempered, good-tempered, imperturbable, in all conscience, leisurely, level-headed, peaceful, placid, quiet, reassured, relaxed, secure, sedate, self possessed, serene, staid, still, stilly, to be at ease, tranquil, unruffled, unstirred, untroubled), nyugalmas (calm, easeful, pacific, restful), csendes (calm, low, mum, Pacific, peaceful, quiet, restful, sequestered, serene, silent, still, stilly, tranquil, unruffled, whist). (various references) | |
Indonesian | tak bergerak. (various references) | |
Italian | quiescente. (various references) | |
Korean | "한 (Noiseless). (various references) | |
Manx | taaue (inert, motionless; unemployed, out of work; retch, passive, qualm, squeam), kiune (calm, composed, flat, Halcyon days, pacific, serene, still, tranquil). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | iescentquay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | quiescente (inactive). (various references) | |
Romanian | static (static), pasiv (inactive, languid, liability, passive, passively, recumbent, tame, unemployed), liniştit (breathless, calm, calmly, comfortable, composed, cool, dead, dispassionate, easy, even, gentle, gently, gently-sloping, halcyon, imperturbable, in comfortable circumstances, mild, noiseless, orderly, Pacific, passive, peaceable, peaceful, peacefully, placid, placidly, quiet, reposeful, restful, secure, sedate, serene, silent, slow, smooth, sober, soft, still, tranquil, unabashed, unruffled, untroubled), calm (calm, calmly, calmness, collected, collectedness, composed, composure, cool, coolness, dispassionate, easily, easy, equal, equanimity, even, even tempered, evenness, genial, halcyon, lull, passionless, peace, peaceful, peacefully, phlegmatic, placid, placidity, poise, quiet, reposeful, sedate, serene, serenity, silence, smooth, sober, sobriety, still, temper, tranquil, tranquillity, unhurried, unruffled, untroubled). (various references) | |
Russian | статический (static, steady-state), неподвижный (at rest, dead, fixed, immobile, immovable, motionless, moveless, rigid, static, stationary, stock-still, unmoved), пассивный (dormant, effortless, passive). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | u stanju mirovanja. (various references) | |
Spanish | quieto (calm, halcyon, quiet, still), silencioso (mute, noiseless, quiet, silent, silently, soundless, still), muerto (casualty, dead, dead man, deceased, died, doornail, dull, dummy, expired, fatality, late, lifeless, lost), mudo (blank, dumb, mute, silent, speechless, voiceless), inactivo (deedless, dormant, dull, inactive, sluggish, slumberous, stagnant, static). (various references) | |
Swedish | lugnt (calmly, easily, leisurely, peacefully, quietly, safely), lugn (calm, comfortable, comfy, composed, composure, cool, cool-headed, coolness, countenance, dispassionate, ease, easiness, easy, equability, equable, impassive, impassivity, imperturbability, imperturbable, leisurely, low pressure, orderly, peace, peaceful, philosophical, phlegm, placid, quiescence, quiescency, quiet, quietness, quietude, repose, restful, sedate, self controlled, self possessed, sequestered, serene, serenity, sheltered, sobriety, tranquil, tranquility, tranquillity, undisturbed, unhurried, unruffled). (various references) | |
Turkish | uyuşuk (asleep, benumbed, bonelazy, bovine, dormant, drowsy, happy, indolent, inert, lackadaisical, lazy, lethargic, lethargical, numb, poky, slack, slacker, sleepy, slothful, slouching, slouchy, soggy, stick in the mud, supine, torpid), sessiz (close-tongued, dumb, hushed, mum, mute, muted, noiseless, nonviolent, non-violent, quiet, reserved, reticent, silent, soundless, speechless, still, surd, tacit, taciturn, tuneless, unvoiced, voiceless, without a sound, wordless), sakin (airless, calm, citizen, comfortable, composed, composedly, dispassionate, domicilled, dweller, equal, even, even tempered, habitant, halcyon, hushed, imperturbable, in repose, indweller, inhabitant, inmate, laidback, local, nerveless, noiseless, Pacific, peaceable, peaceful, philosophic, philosophical, placid, quiet, reposeful, resident, sedate, serene, smooth, steady, still, tenant, tranquil, unperturbed, unruffled, untroubled), pasif (inactive, nonviolent, non-violent, passive), hareketsiz (at rest, dormant, flat, immobile, in repose, inactive, inert, motionless, ponderous, put, sleepy, stagnant, staring, stationary, still, stock-still, tepid), durgun (airless, bovine, calm, depressed, ditch water, ditchwater, flat, halcyon, in the doldrums, inactive, languid, lifeless, placid, quiet, serene, settled, slack, sleepy, stagnant, standing, static, still, stock-still, tranquil, unruffled, untroubled, windless). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | спокійний (balanced, calm, canny, collected, composed, cool, cool-headed, deft, easeful, even-minded, halcyon, impassive, laidback, leisurable, orderly, placid, quiet, relaxed, reposeful, restful, secure, sound, together, tranquil, unruffled), мовчазний (broody, dumb, inarticulate, mum, mute, obmutescent, reticent, silent, soundless, stilly, tacit, taciturn, tight lipped, uncommunicative, wordless). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | yên lặng (calmly, quiet, quietly, silently, tranquil), im lìm (motionless). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Hosea Chapter 8, Verse 10 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Dia touto paradoqhsontai en toiV eqnesin nun eisdexomai autouV kai kopasousin mikron tou criein basilea kai arcontaV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Sed et cum mercede conduxerint nationes nunc congregabo eos et quiescent paulisper ab onere regis et principum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Bot and with meed thei hijriden naciouns. Now Y shal gedre hem, and thei shuln reste a litil of charge of the kyng and princis. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Yes, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But though they give money to the nations for help, still I will send them in all directions; and in a short time they will be without a king and rulers. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Hosea Chapter 8, Verse 10 |
| Cebuano | Oo, bisan sila tuod nagasuhol sa taliwala sa mga nasud, karon sila pagatigumon ko; ug sila nagasugod sa pagkadiyutay tungod sa palas-anon sa hari sa mga principe. |
| Croatian | Neka ih samo obdaruje, meðu narode æu ih sada razasuti: i doskora æe uzdrhtati pod teretom kralja knezova. |
| Danish | Selv om de tinger blandt Folkene, samler jeg dem nu; snart salver de ikke mere konge og Fyrster. |
| Dutch | Dewijl zij dan onder de heidenen boelen om hoerenloon gehuurd hebben, zo zal Ik die nu ook verzamelen; ja, zij hebben al een weinig begonnen, vanwege den last van den koning der vorsten. |
| Finnish | Ostelkoot vain pakanain seassa, minä heidät nyt kokoan, ja he alkavat käydä vähäpätöisiksi ruhtinasten kuninkaan verojen painosta. |
| French | Quand même ils font des présents parmi les nations, Je vais maintenant les rassembler, Et bientôt ils souffriront sous le fardeau du roi des princes. |
| German | Dieselben Heiden will ich nun über sie sammeln; sie sollen der Last des Königs der Fürsten bald müde werden. |
| Hungarian | De ha bérelnek is a pogányok közt, most összegyûjtöm õket, és kezdenek majd lefogyni a fejedelmek királyának terhétõl. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Namun demikian Aku akan mengumpulkan dan menghukum mereka. Tak lama lagi mereka akan merintih kesakitan, apabila mereka ditindas oleh raja Asyur. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tetapi kendatilah mereka itu sudah membeli persahabatan orang kafir, maka Aku juga akan menghimpunkan mereka itu; karena mereka itu sudah jadi terlalu lemah akan menanggung tanggungan raja segala penghulu itu. |
| Maori | Ae ra, ahakoa utu noa ratou i roto i nga iwi, ka kohikohia ano ratou e ahau ianei; a ka timata ratou te iti haere, i te pikaunga a te kingi o nga rangatira. |
| Norwegian | men om de enn tinger blandt folkene, vil jeg nu samle dem dit, og de skal begynne å bli færre under storkongens byrder. |
| Portuguese | Todavia, ainda que eles merquem entre as nações, eu as congregarei; já começaram a ser diminuídos por causa da carga do rei dos príncipes. |
| Rumanian | Chiar dacq ei dau daruri neamurilor, tot ki voi apqsa, ca sq knceteze pentru puyinq vreme sq mai ungq vreun kmpqrat wi domni. |
| Russian | иПФС ПОЙ Й ПУЩМБМЙ "БТЩ Л ОБТП"БН, ОП УЛПТП с УП'ЕТХ ЙИ, Й ПОЙ ОБЮОХФ УФТБ"БФШ ПФ 'ТЕНЕОЙ "БТС ЛОСЪЕК; |
| Spanish | pero aunque los compren entre las naciones, ahora los reuniré, y empezarán a menguar bajo la carga de un rey muy poderoso. |
| Swedish | men huru de än köpslå bland hedningarna, skall jag dock nu tränga dem tillhopa och låta dem begynna en tid av ringhet, under överkonungens förtryck. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "quiescent": quiescently. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "quiescent": acquiescent. (additional references) | |
Words containing "quiescent": acquiescently. (additional references) | |
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"Quiescent" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aquiescent, qiescent, quescent, quiecent, quiescen, quiescient, quiesent, quiesscent, quiscent, quoiescent. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "quiescent" (pronounced kwīe"sunt) |
| 5 | -e" s u n t | antidepressant, adolescent, convalescent, Crescent, incandescent, depressant, effervescent, evanescent, fluorescent, incessant, iridescent, luminescent, obsolescent, preadolescent, suppressant, tumescent. |
| 4 | -s u n t | absent, adjacent, complacent, complaisant, conversant, decent, dispersant, docent, indecent, innocent, lucent, magnificent, nascent, recent, reminiscent, reticent, translucent. |
| 3 | -u n t | agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complainant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convenient, convent, convergent, coolant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, luxuriant, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-e-i-n-q-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: quietens. | |
-2 letters: cinques, cutesie, entices, equines, equites, inquest, quieten, quinces, quintes, sequent. | |
-3 letters: cinque, cuties, cutins, entice, equine, incest, incuse, insect, nicest, nieces, queens, quiets, quince, quinte, quints, sequin, squint, tenues, tenuis, tunics, unites, unties. | |
-4 letters: cense, cents, centu, cesti, cetes, cines, cites, cutes, cutie, cutin, cutis, ensue, etuis, ictus, incus, inset, neist, niece. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-e-i-n-q-s-t-u" | |
+1 letter: liquescent, quercetins, techniques. | |
+2 letters: acquiescent, quiescently. | |
+3 letters: acquirements, cinquecentos, deliquescent, inconsequent, quintessence. | |
+4 letters: acquiescently, cinematheques, cinquecentist, consequential, quintessences, unpicturesque. | |
+5 letters: cinquecentisti, cinquecentists, coquettishness, inconsequently. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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