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[ dawr-muhn-see ] / ˈdɔr mən si / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dormancy ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe state of being dormant. Origin of dormancyFirst recorded in 1780–90; dorm(ant) + -ancy Words nearby dormancydork, Dorking, Dorkland, dorky, dorm, dormancy, dormant, dormer, dormeuse, dormie, dormient Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dormancyInstead, he found that they developed erratically and sometimes experienced periods of dormancy before reawakening. How Big Pharma Holds Back in the War on Cancer|ProPublica|April 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST The activity of the plague in London in 1563 made up for its dormancy in the years preceding. A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton The most remarkable thing about them is the length and intensity of their dormancy in hibernation. Zoology: The Science of Animal Life|Ernest Ingersoll That has been during their season of dormancy, but in every case they have pushed at the proper time. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers|John Wood
The change of seasons, and an annual period of dormancy, demand forethought and prudence. The Theistic Conception of the World|B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker Men wonder at mummy-wheat germinating after a thousand years of dormancy. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, June 1893|Various
Words related to dormancyinactivity, latency, quiescence, suspension, inertia, inaction |