slumber vs dormancy
dormancy vs slumberslumber and dormancy both are nouns.
slumber is a verb but dormancy is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| slumber | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| dormancy | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
dormancy is a hypernym of
slumber; that is, dormancy is a
word with a broader meaning than slumber:
- slumber: a dormant or quiescent state
- dormancy: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
Other hypernyms of slumber include
quiescence, quiescency.
| slumber (noun) | dormancy (noun) |
|---|---|
| a dormant or quiescent state | quiet and inactive restfulness |
| a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended | a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction |
| slumber (verb) | dormancy (verb) |
|---|---|
| be asleep |
Words related to "slumber"
- NREM
- NREM sleep
- REM
- REM sleep
- aestivate
- arouse
- awake
- awaken
- bundle
- catch a wink
- catch some Z's
- catnap
- cause to sleep
- come alive
- dormancy
- dream
- estivate
- hibernate
- hole up
- kip
- log Z's
- nap
- nonrapid eye movement
- nonrapid eye movement sleep
- orthodox sleep
- oversleep
- paradoxical sleep
- physical condition
- physiological condition
- physiological state
- practice bundling
- quiescence
- quiescency
- rapid eye movement
- rapid eye movement sleep
- rest
- saw logs
- saw wood
- shut-eye
- shuteye
- sleep
- sleep in
- sleep late
- sleeping
- slumberer
- slumberous
- slumbery
- slumbrous
- snore
- wake
- wake up
- waken
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