dormancy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɔɹ.mən.si/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈdoː.mən.si/ (Australia)
- (US) audio
- /ˈdɔː.mən.si/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.
[N]ow the big Thanksgiving dinner which they had eaten was beginning to work upon them a spell of dormancy.
1902, Ralph Henry Barbour, chapter 2, in Behind the Line:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dormancies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
ecodormancy · hyperdormancy · antidormancy · paradormancy · nondormancy · endodormancy · superdormancy · semidormancy
Synonyms
sleep · inactivity · quiescence
Translations (17)
tr dormansi (state of being dormant) · ja 休止 (state of being dormant) · ja 睡眠 (state of being dormant) · sv dvala (state of being dormant) · cmn 休止 (state of being dormant) · ru спя́чка (state of being dormant) · es dormancia (state of being dormant) · yue 休止 (state of being dormant) · ja 休眠 (state of being dormant) · it quiescenza (state of being dormant) · id dormansi (state of being dormant) · tr uyku hali (state of being dormant) · fi lepotila (state of being dormant) · fi uneliaisuus (state of being dormant) · fr dormance (state of being dormant) · pt dormência (state of being dormant) · de Dormanz (state of being dormant)