Synonyms

dormancy

[dawr-muhn-see] Origin

dor·man·cy

[dawr-muhn-see]
noun
the state of being dormant.

Origin:
1780–90; dorm(ant) + -ancy
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dormant (ˈdɔːmənt)
 
adj
1.  quiet and inactive, as during sleep
2.  latent or inoperative
3.  (of a volcano) neither extinct nor erupting
4.  biology alive but in a resting torpid condition with suspended growth and reduced metabolism
5.  (usually postpositive) heraldry (of a beast) in a sleeping position
 
[C14: from Old French dormant, from dormir to sleep, from Latin dormīre]
 
'dormancy
 
n

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Word Origin & History

dormancy
1789, from dormant + -cy.
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dormancy

state of reduced metabolic activity adopted by many organisms under conditions of environmental stress or, often, as in winter, when such stressful conditions are likely to appear.

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