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单词 dormancy
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dormancy

noun

dor·​man·​cy ˈdȯr-mən(t)-sē How to pronounce dormancy (audio)
: the quality or state of being dormant

Synonyms

  • abeyance
  • cold storage
  • deep freeze
  • doldrums
  • holding pattern
  • latency
  • moratorium
  • quiescence
  • suspended animation
  • suspense
  • suspension
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Example Sentences

some volcanoes have eruptive cycles marked by long stretches of dormancy a fighting force that could be roused instantly from dormancy to action
Recent Examples on the Web Stop deadheading and fertilizing roses so the shrubs can prepare for dormancy. BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022 Arguably one of the sectors hardest hit by lack of staff in 2022 has been the airline industry, which is dealing with unavailable employees and travel chaos right as demand for air travel has started to pick up again after two years of dormancy. Tristan Bove, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2022 During the last decade, Morticia has gone through these cycles of producing a leaf and dormancy. Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2022 After a decade of dormancy, the Arizona-Duke basketball rivalry is back, thanks to a new coach — or maybe two of them. Bruce Pascoe, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2022 The vineyard cycle consists of six components: winter dormancy, early spring budbreak, mid-spring early shoot and leaf growth, summer flowering and fruit set, late summer véraison and berry ripening, and fall harvest. Michelle Williams, Forbes, 16 June 2022 Engelman explains how the hair cycle is a four phase process: Anagen (growth), Catagen (end of growth cycle), Telogen (dormancy), and Exogen (shedding). Kristin Auble, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2021 This match was somewhat of a reclamation project for Cora Jade, who was featured in the bug cage dive after weeks of losing and dormancy. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2021 The timing was disastrous for sites where vulnerable grape buds were emerging from winter dormancy. Michael Alberty | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 22 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1789, in the meaning defined above

dormancy

noun

1
as in suspension
a state of temporary inactivity some volcanoes have eruptive cycles marked by long stretches of dormancy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • suspension
  • suspense
  • coma
  • quiescence
  • abeyance
  • moratorium
  • latency
  • recession
  • cold storage
  • hibernation
  • doldrums
  • slumber
  • inertia
  • suspended animation
  • inaction
  • deep freeze
  • standstill
  • motionlessness
  • rest
  • torpor
  • remission
  • inertness
  • holding pattern
  • recess
  • hypnosis
  • sleep
  • impasse
  • downtime
  • layoff
  • idleness
  • repose

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • continuation
  • continuance
  • renewal
  • resumption
  • resuscitation
  • recommencement
2
as in inertia
lack of action or activity a fighting force that could be roused instantly from dormancy to action

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • inertia
  • quiescence
  • inactivity
  • inaction
  • inertness
  • sleepiness
  • laziness
  • lethargy
  • idleness
  • nonaction
  • indolence
  • sloth
  • lounging
  • loafing
  • sluggishness
  • languor
  • lassitude
  • shiftlessness
  • lolling
  • listlessness
  • dallying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • activity
  • action
  • activeness
  • exuberance
  • vibrancy
  • vivacity
  • industry
  • robustness
  • liveliness
  • occupation
  • sprightliness
  • briskness
  • business
  • employment
  • diligence
  • industriousness
  • jazziness
  • animateness
  • assiduousness
  • peppiness
  • assiduity
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