Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dormant | No | Yes | No | No |
dormancy | Yes | No | No | No |
dormant (noun) | dormancy (noun) |
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quiet and inactive restfulness | |
a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction |
dormant (adjective) | dormancy (adjective) |
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(of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct | |
in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation | |
inactive but capable of becoming active | |
lying with head on paws as if sleeping |