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Concise vs Quiescent - What's the difference?

concise | quiescent |

As adjectives the difference between concise and quiescent

is that concise is brief, yet including all important information while quiescent is inactive, at rest, quiet.

concise

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • brief, yet including all important information

    • Synonyms

    * succinct * See also

    Antonyms

    * verbose

    Derived terms

    * concisely * concision * conciseness

    quiescent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Inactive, at rest, quiet.
    • The bats were quiescent at that time of day, so we slowly entered the cave.
  • * Professor Wilson
    • In times of national security, the feeling of patriotism is so quiescent that it seems hardly to exist.
  • (grammar) Not sounded; silent.
    • The k is quiescent in "knight" and "know".

    Synonyms

    * still * tranquil

    Derived terms

    * quiescence * quiescently

    See also

    * acquiescent * quiesce ----