Synonyms of the word

vegetative

• adj. Of or relating to plants; especially to their growth.
• adj. (biology) Of or relating to functions such as growth, nutrition and asexual reproduction rather than sexual…
• adj. Physically inactive.
• adj. (medicine) Of a state of impaired brain function, where a person can respond to some stimuli but is incapable…

asexual

• adj. Not sexual in nature, not marked by sexual activity. (Compare Platonic.).
• adj. Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.
• adj. (biology) Having no distinct sex, having no sexual organs.
• adj. (biology) Without sexual action; reproducing by some other method than sex.
• n. (biology) A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of such a…
• n. A person who does not experience sexual attraction; a person who lacks interest in or desire for sex.

dormancy

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

involuntary

• adj. Without intention; unintentional.
• adj. Not voluntary or willing; contrary or opposed to explicit will or desire; unwilling.

nonsexual

• adj. Not sexual.

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.

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.

vegetable

• n. Any plant.
• n. A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding…
• n. The edible part of such a plant.
• n. (figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, body) has been damaged so that they…
• adj. Of or relating to plants.
• adj. Of or relating to vegetables.

vegetal

• adj. (now rare, historical) Capable of growth and reproduction, but not feeling or reason (often opposed to…
• adj. Pertaining to vegetables or plants.
• adj. (wine) Having a grassy, herbaceous taste.
• n. (obsolete, chiefly botany) Any vegetable organism.

vegetational

• adj. Of or pertaining to vegetation.

vegetive

• adj. (obsolete) vegetable.
• n. (obsolete) vegetable.