hibernating vs dormant

hibernating and dormant both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hibernating	No	Yes	No	No
dormant	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, hibernating and dormant are synonyms defined as:

hibernating and dormant: in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

Other synonyms of hibernating include torpid.

hibernating (adjective)	dormant (adjective)
in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation	(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