different between quiescent vs implicit

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin qui?sc?ns (“resting, reposing, sleeping”), present participle of qui?scere, from qui?s (“rest, repose, quiet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kwa??.?sn?t/, /?kwi?.?sn?t/
• Hyphenation: qui?es?cent

Adjective

quiescent (comparative more quiescent, superlative most quiescent)

1. Inactive, quiet, at rest.
   • 1840, John Wilson, “On the Genius and Character of Burns”, in John Wilson; Robert Chambers, The Land of Burns, a Series of Landscapes and Portraits, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of the Scottish Poet. The Landscapes from Paintings made Expressly for the Work, by D[avid] O[ctavius] Hill, Esq., R.S.A. The Literary Department, by Professor Wilson, of the University of Edinburgh; and Robert Chambers, Esq., Author of the “Scottish Biographical Dictionary,” “Picture of Scotland,” Etc. Etc., volume II, 2nd edition, Glasgow: Blackie & Son, Queen Street, Glasgow; South College Street, Edinburgh; and Warwick Square, London, OCLC 314762618, page ci:

     In times of national security, the feeling of Patriotism among the masses is so quiescent that it seems hardly to exist—in their case national glory or national danger awakens it, and it leaps up armed cap-a-pie.
2. (orthography) Not sounded; silent.

3. (cell biology) Non-proliferating.

Synonyms

• (inactive): dormant; see also Thesaurus:inactive
• (quiet, at rest): calm, still, tranquil; see also Thesaurus:calm
• (not sounded): servile

Derived terms

• quiescence
• quiescently

Translations

See also

• acquiescent
• quiesce

Latin

Verb

qui?scent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of qui?sc?

English

Etymology

From Middle French implicite, from Latin implicitus, past participle of implico (“I infold, involve, entangle”); see implicate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?pl?s?t/
• Rhymes: -?s?t

Adjective

implicit (not comparable)

1. Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed
   • 1983, Ronald Reagan, Proclamation 5018

     The Bible and its teachings helped form the basis for the Founding Fathers' abiding belief in the inalienable rights of the individual, rights which they found implicit in the Bible's teachings of the inherent worth and dignity of each individual.

2. Contained in the essential nature of something but not openly shown
3. Having no reservations or doubts; unquestioning or unconditional; usually said of faith or trust.
4. (obsolete) entangled, twisted together.

Synonyms

• (implied indirectly): implied, unspoken
• (contained in the essential nature): inherent, intrinsic
• (having no reservations): unconditional, unquestioning

Antonyms

• explicit

Derived terms

• implicitly
• implicitness

Related terms

• implicate
• implication
• implicative
• imply

Translations

Further reading

• implicit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• implicit in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Romanian

Etymology

From French implicite, from Latin implicitus.

Adjective

implicit m or n (feminine singular implicit?, masculine plural implici?i, feminine and neuter plural implicite)

1. tacit

Declension