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Dormancy
The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.
📖 Definitions of "Dormancy"
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The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.
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3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| quiescencenoun | Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless. |
| quiescencynoun | Quiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at rest |
| sleepingnoun | Asleep. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dormancy"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| quiescencenoun | Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless. |
| quiescencynoun | Quiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at rest |
| sleepingnoun | The state of being asleep, or an instance of this. |
| quiescent | Inactive, quiet, at rest. |
| inactivitynoun | The quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness. |
| latentnoun | Anything that is latent. |
| latencynoun | (electronics) A delay, an interval between the initiation of something and the occurrence. |
| idlenoun | The state of idling, of being idle. |
| inactivenoun | A person who does not take action. |
| torpornoun | A state of being inactive or stuporous. |
| lagnoun | (countable) A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency. |
| restnoun | (uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep. |
| dormantnoun | (architecture) A crossbeam or joist. |
| sleepnoun | (uncountable) The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm. |
| tumournoun | (oncology, pathology) Commonwealth standard spelling of tumor. |
| cancernoun | (medicine, oncology, pathology) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation. |
| inactivenessnoun | The quality of being inactive. |
| idlenessnoun | The state of being idle; inactivity. |
| reposednessnoun | The state of being reposed; repose; calm. |
| stagnancynoun | The property of being stagnant. |
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