Synonyms of the word

dormancy

• n. The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.

ease

• n. Ability, the means to do something, particularly.
• n. Comfort, a state or quality lacking unpleasantness, particularly.
• n. Relief, an end to discomfort, particularly.
• n. (obsolete) A convenience; a luxury.
• n. (obsolete) A relief; an easement.
• v. (transitive) To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc.
• v. (transitive) To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).
• v. (transitive) To give respite to (someone).
• v. (transitive) To loosen or slacken the tension on (something).
• v. (transitive) To reduce the difficulty of (something).
• v. (transitive) To move (something) slowly and carefully.
• v. (intransitive) To lessen in severity.
• v. (intransitive) To proceed with little effort.

inaction

• n. Want of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness; rest; inertness.

inactiveness

• n. The quality of being inactive.

inactivity

• n. The quality of being inactive; idleness; passiveness.

quiescence

• n. The state of being quiescent; dormancy.
• n. Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless.
• n. The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a…
• n. (microbiology) The period when a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.
• n. (entomology) In insects, a temporary slowing down of metabolism and development in response to adverse…

quiescency

• n. Quiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at rest.

relaxation

• n. The act of relaxing or the state of being relaxed; the opposite of stress or tension; the aim of recreation…
• n. A diminution of tone, tension, or firmness; specifically in pathology: a looseness; a diminution of the…
• n. Remission or abatement of rigor.
• n. Remission of attention or application.
• n. Unbending; recreation; a state or occupation intended to give mental or bodily relief after effort.
• n. (physics) The transition of an atom or molecule from a higher energy level to a lower one.
• n. (music) The release following musical tension.

repose

• n. (dated) rest, sleep.
• n. quietness, ease; peace, calmness.
• n. (geology) period between eruptions of a volcano.
• v. To lie at rest; to rest.
• v. To lie; to be supported.
• v. To lay, to set down.
• v. To place, have, or rest; to set; to entrust.
• v. To reside in something.
• v. (figuratively) To remain or abide restfully without anxiety or alarms.

rest

• n. (uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
• n. (countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
• n. (uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
• n. (uncountable, of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state…
• n. (euphemistic, uncountable) A final position after death.
• n. (music, countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
• n. (music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
• n. (physics, uncountable) Absence of motion.
• n. (snooker, countable) A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the…
• n. (countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.
• n. A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
• n. A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
• n. (poetry) A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
• n. The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals…
• n. (dated) A set or game at tennis.
• v. (intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without…
• v. (intransitive) To come to a pause or an end; end.
• v. (intransitive) To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
• v. (intransitive, transitive, reflexive) To be or to put into a state of rest.
• v. (intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated.
• v. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay.
• v. (intransitive, transitive, law, US) To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding,…
• v. (intransitive) To sleep; slumber.
• v. (intransitive) To lie dormant.
• v. (intransitive) To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
• v. (intransitive) To rely or depend on.
• v. To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
• n. (uncountable) That which remains.
• n. Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
• n. (Britain, finance) A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the…
• v. (obsolete) To remain.
• v. (obsolete) To arrest.

sleeping

• v. present participle of sleep.
• adj. Asleep.
• adj. Used for sleep; used to produce sleep.
• n. The state of being asleep, or an instance of this.