Difference between Inactive and Quiescent
What is the difference between Inactive and Quiescent?
Inactive as an adjective is not active, temporarily or permanently while Quiescent as an adjective is inactive, at rest, quiet.
Inactive
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Not active, temporarily or permanently
Not functioning or operating; broken down
Retired from duty or service
Relatively inert
Showing no optical activity in polarized light
Quiescent
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Inactive, at rest, quiet.
We hope you now know whether to use Inactive or Quiescent in your sentence.
