Dormancy

/ˈdɔː.mən.si/ noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness. uncountable, usually

    "[N]ow the big Thanksgiving dinner which they had eaten was beginning to work upon them a spell of dormancy."

  2. 2
    quiet and inactive restfulness wordnet
  3. 3
    a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction wordnet

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"Bears are known for their predictive dormancy."

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