Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

requiescent

/ˌɹɛkwiˈɛsənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-qui-es-cent
IPA: /ˌɹɛkwiˈɛsənt/

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Quiescent; quiet; at rest.

Example Sentences

"Confidence he must have had, in the highest, in his own resources, or he could never have believed himself able, after putting down the Norman faction by Saxon arms, to resume his own place at the head of his feudal nobility, and replace the nobility in their predominating height of pride above the requiescent natives. Yet all this he did."
"Weep, oh ye kindred spirits, weep, That haunt the air, the earth, the deep; And where in peace thy Byron slumbers, Pour the requiescent numbers."
"Truly, this is an hour for rest, for all nature is in a requiescent mood"
"The requiescent Yates seemed to share a sardonic smile with the rug."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin requiēscēns (“resting, reposing, sleeping”), present participle of requiēscere, from re- + quiēscō (“rest, repose”).

Inflected Forms

more requiescent (comparative) most requiescent (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

requiesce requiescence

Rhymes With

epifluorescent electrochemiluminescent stereofluorescent chemifluorescent mechanoluminescent piezoluminescent hyperfluorescent immunosenescent multifluorescent biofluorescent radiophotoluminescent oblivescent

Questions

How do you pronounce requiescent?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹɛkwiˈɛsənt/.
What does requiescent mean?: Quiescent; quiet; at rest.
Where does requiescent come from?: Borrowed from Latin requiēscēns (“resting, reposing, sleeping”), present participle of requiēscere, from re- + quiēscō (“rest, repose”).

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