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Dormancy   /dˈɔrmənsi/   Listen
Dormancy

noun
1.
A state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction.  Synonyms: quiescence, quiescency.
2.
Quiet and inactive restfulness.  Synonyms: quiescence, quiescency, sleeping.






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"Dormancy" Quotes from Famous Books



... first too dangerous to touch. Moreover, he was at that moment in a period of transition, pestered by Minta to give up "the poachin'," and yet drawn back to it after his spring and summer of field work by instincts only recently revived, after long dormancy, ...
— Marcella • Mrs. Humphry Ward



Words linked to "Dormancy" :   inactive, inactiveness, quiescency, repose, dormant, ease, inaction, relaxation, slumber, hibernation, vegetation, estivation, sleeping, rest, inactivity, aestivation



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