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DORMANCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Quiet and inactive restfulness
Synonyms:
dormancy; quiescence; quiescency; sleeping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("dormancy" is a kind of...):
ease; relaxation; repose; rest (freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dormancy"):
vegetation (inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life)
Derivation:
dormant (in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
Example:
the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy
Synonyms:
dormancy; quiescence; quiescency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("dormancy" is a kind of...):
inaction; inactiveness; inactivity (the state of being inactive)
Attribute:
dormant; inactive ((of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dormancy"):
hibernation (cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals)
aestivation; estivation ((zoology) cessation or slowing of activity during the summer; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals during a hot or dry period)
slumber (a dormant or quiescent state)
Derivation:
dormant (inactive but capable of becoming active)
dormant ((of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct)
dormant (in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation)
