The state of being inactive or in suspension; a temporary cessation of activity or progress. After several years of dormancy, the project was finally revived.
A period in which a plant, animal, or other biological system temporarily halts growth or activity as an adaptation for survival. The seeds remained in dormancy until the spring rains arrived.
A temporary cessation of activity in a business or economic context. The company entered a phase of dormancy due to the economic downturn.
The condition of a volcano that is currently inactive but still capable of erupting. The volcano had been in dormancy for centuries before its sudden eruption.