Dormancy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction

quiet and inactive restfulness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ᵻliːˈoʊʒə/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɔːmənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɔːmənsi/

3 syllables Say it as /ᵻliːˈoʊʒə/.

Examples

the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quiescency quiescence sleeping

Parts of Speech

noun	a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction “the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy”
noun	quiet and inactive restfulness

Word Forms

dormant	adjective	inactive but capable of becoming active
quiescent	adjective	not active or activated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ruhe

ein Zustand stiller (aber möglicherweise vorübergehender) Untätigkeit

🇫🇷French

dormance

un état d'inaction calme (mais peut-être temporaire)

🇪🇸Spanish

inactividad

un estado de inacción silenciosa (pero posiblemente temporal)

🇮🇹Italian

dormienza

uno stato di tranquilla (ma forse temporanea) inazione

🇳🇱Dutch

kiemrust

een staat van stille (maar mogelijk tijdelijke) passiviteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

dormência

um estado de inação silenciosa (mas possivelmente temporária)

🇷🇺Russian

спячка

состояние тихого (но возможно временного) бездействия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निद्रा

शांत (लेकिन संभवतः अस्थायी) निष्क्रियता की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

সুপ্ততা

শান্ত (কিন্তু সম্ভবত অস্থায়ী) নিষ্ক্রিয় অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

செயலற்ற நிலை

அமைதியான (ஆனால் தற்காலிகமாக) செயலற்ற நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిద్రాణస్థితి

నిశ్శబ్ద (కానీ తాత్కాలికంగా) నిష్క్రియ స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

सुप्तता

शांत (परंतु शक्यतो तात्पुरती) निष्क्रियतेची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિષ્ક્રિયતા

શાંત (પરંતુ સંભવતઃ અસ્થાયી) નિષ્ક્રિયતાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಪ್ತಾವಸ್ಥೆ

ಶಾಂತ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ (ಆದರೆ ಪ್ರಾಯಶಃ ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ) ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുഷുപ്തി

ശാന്തമായ (പക്ഷേ താൽക്കാലികമായ) നിഷ്ക്രിയാവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਸਤਤਾ

ਸ਼ਾਂਤ (ਪਰ ਸੰਭਵ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਅਸਥਾਈ) ਅਕਿਰਿਆਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

سستی

خاموشی کی حالت (لیکن ممکنہ طور پر عارضی) بے عملی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

休眠

安静（但可能是暂时的）无所作为的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

休眠

静かな（おそらく一時的な）何もしない状態

🇰🇷Korean

휴면

조용한(그러나 일시적일 수도 있는) 무활동 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ngủ đông

một trạng thái im lặng (nhưng có thể là tạm thời) không hoạt động

🇹🇭Thai

การพักตัว

สถานะของความเกียจคร้าน (แต่อาจเป็นชั่วคราว)

🇮🇩Indonesian

dormansi

keadaan tidak bertindak yang tenang (tapi mungkin sementara).

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkakatulog

isang estado ng tahimik (ngunit posibleng pansamantalang) hindi pagkilos

🇲🇾Malay

dorman

keadaan senyap (tetapi mungkin sementara) tidak bertindak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السكون

حالة من التقاعس الهادئ (لكن ربما مؤقتًا).

🇮🇷Persian

خواب

حالت انفعال آرام (اما احتمالاً موقتی).

🇹🇷Turkish

uyuşukluk

sessiz (ama muhtemelen geçici) bir hareketsizlik durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

תרדמה

מצב של חוסר מעש שקט (אך אולי זמני).

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