dormancy
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dormancy
- /ˈdɔː.mən.si/ UK
- /ˈdɔɹ.mən.si/ Canada, US
- /ˈdoː.mən.si/ Australia
noun dormancies
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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.
Similar: inactivity, quiescence, sleep
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Talk about this word "dormancy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dormancy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dormancy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dormancy "dormancy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dormancy.
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@misc{dormancy_2026,
title = {dormancy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dormancy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
