| NOUN | state | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency | a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction |
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| act | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, sleeping | quiet and inactive restfulness |
| Sounds | dao'rmahnsiy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... | |
| Meaning | A state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction. | |
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| Example | "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy" | |
| Synonyms | quiescence, quiescency | |
| Attributes | dormant, inactive | (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct |
| Narrower | estivation, aestivation | (zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer |
| hibernation | cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter | |
| slumber | A dormant / dormant or quiescent state | |
| Broader | inaction, inactivity, inactiveness | The state of being inactive |
| Spanish | dormancia, quietud | |
| Catalan | quietud | |
| Adjectives | dormant | (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct |
| dormant | in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation | |
| dormant | inactive but capable of becoming active | |
| Meaning | quiet and inactive restfulness. | |
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| Synonyms | quiescence, quiescency, sleeping | |
| Narrower | vegetation | inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable / comparable to the inactivity of plant life |
| Broader | rest, ease, repose, relaxation | freedom from activity (work or strain / strain or responsibility) |
| Spanish | inactividad, quietud | |
| Catalan | inactivitat, quietud | |
| Adjectives | dormant | in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation |
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