Synonyms for hibernation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hi-ber-neyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɪ bərˌneɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for hibernation Other synonyms for the word hibernation
- catnap
- dawdling
- dilly-dallying
- dormancy
- doze
- droning
- dullness
- few z's
- forty winks
- goof-off time
- growth
- herbage
- idleness
- inactivity
- indolence
- inertia
- inertness
- inoperativeness
- joblessness
- land of Nod
- laze
- lazing
- leisure
- lethargy
- listlessness
- loafing
- loitering
- nap
- nod
- otiosity
- own sweet time
- pottering
- repose
- rest
- sack time
- sandman
- shiftlessness
- shuteye
- siesta
- sloth
- slothfulness
- slouch
- slowness
- slumberland
- snooze
- stupor
- the arms of Morpheus
- time on one's hands
- time to burn
- time to kill
- time-wasting
- torpidity
- torpor
- trifling
- truancy
- unemployment
- vegetating
- verdancy
- verdure
Définition of hibernation
Origin :- 1660s, from Latin hibernationem (nominative hibernatio) "the action of passing the winter," noun of action from past participle stem of hibernare "to winter, pass the winter, occupy winter quarters;" related to hiems "winter," from PIE *gheim- "snow, winter" (cf. Sanskrit heman "in winter," Hittite gimmanza, Greek kheima, Old Church Slavonic zima, Lithuanian žiema "winter").
- As in sleep : noun suspension of consciousness
- As in vegetation : noun plants
- As in inactivity : noun inaction
- As in inertness : noun inaction
- As in inoperativeness : noun inaction
- As in shuteye : noun sleep
- As in idleness : noun laziness, inaction
- Hypnody: lethargy; a condition similar to or identical with hibernation.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Reviviscence: coming back to life; awakening from hibernation.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- The big man wheeled around like a bear aroused from hibernation.
- Extract from : « Jubilation, U.S.A. » by G. L. Vandenburg
- It's more of a coma, something like the hibernation of a bear or a possum.
- Extract from : « Islands of Space » by John W Campbell
- Hibernation is a strange phenomenon, and one which is but little understood.
- Extract from : « The Log of the Sun » by William Beebe
- The rush was considerable as the Sleepers roused from their hibernation.
- Extract from : « The Heart of Unaga » by Ridgwell Cullum
- The grizzly spends about one third of each year in hibernation.
- Extract from : « The Grizzly » by Enos A. Mills
- If no snow comes and food is still to be had, the bear is likely to delay his hibernation.
- Extract from : « The Grizzly » by Enos A. Mills
- Little is recorded concerning the hibernation of Z. princeps.
- Extract from : « North American Jumping Mice (Genus Zapus) » by Philip H. Krutzsch
- Possibly these mice awaken at intervals from hibernation and eat.
- Extract from : « North American Jumping Mice (Genus Zapus) » by Philip H. Krutzsch
Antonyms for hibernation
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