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61Permanence — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of change. < N PARAG:Permanence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 stability stability &c. 150 Sgm: N 1 quiescence quiescence &c. 265 Sgm: N 1 obstinacy obstinacy &c. 606 GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 permanence …
62Physical Inertness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Physical Inertness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inertness inertness dullness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 inertia inertia vis inertioe inertion inactivity torpor languor Sgm: N 1 quiescence quiescence …
63Inaction — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inaction >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inaction inaction passiveness abstinence from action Sgm: N 1 noninterference noninterference Sgm: N 1 Fabian policy Fabian policy conservative policy Sgm: N 1 neglect neglect &c.… …
64Inactivity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Inactivity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inactivity inactivity Sgm: N 1 inaction inaction &c. 681 Sgm: N 1 inertness inertness &c. 172 Sgm: N 1 obstinacy obstinacy &c. 606 GRP: N 2 …
65quiescent — [[t]kwie̱s(ə)nt, AM kwaɪ [/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is quiescent is quiet and inactive. [LITERARY] ...a society which was politically quiescent and above all deferential. ...a quiescent Southern seaside town. Derived words:… …
66slumber — slum•ber [[t]ˈslʌm bər[/t]] v. i. 1) phl to sleep, esp. lightly; doze 2) to be in a state of inactivity, quiescence, or calm 3) to spend or pass (time) in slumbering (often fol. by away) 4) phl sleep, esp. light sleep 5) phl a period of light… …
67slumber — /ˈslʌmbə / (say slumbuh) verb (i) 1. to sleep, especially deeply. 2. to sleep lightly; doze; drowse. 3. to be in a state of inactivity, negligence, quiescence, or calm. –noun 4. (often plural) sleep, especially deep sleep. 5. light sleep. 6. a… …
68sleeping — I noun 1. the state of being asleep (Freq. 1) • Ant: ↑waking • Derivationally related forms: ↑sleep • Hypernyms: ↑sleep, ↑slumber …
69qui|es|cen|cy — «kwy EHS uhn see», noun. = quiescence. (Cf. ↑quiescence) …
70INQUISITION — INQUISITION, special permanent tribunal of the medieval Catholic Church, established to investigate and combat heresy. The Early Institution Although the Inquisition was established by Pope gregory ix , it owed its name to the procedure… …
