Synonyms of the word

vegetive

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

dormancy

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

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.

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…