'Hibernation' definitions:
Definition of 'hibernation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
noun
Cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
noun
The act of retiring into inactivity; "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"
Definition of 'Hibernation'
From: GCIDE
- Hibernation \Hi`ber*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. hibernation.] The act or state of hibernating. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hibernation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beauty sleep,
- beddy-bye,
- bedtime,
- blanket drill,
- bye-bye,
- dormancy,
- doze,
- dreamland,
- drowse,
- fitful sleep,
- immobility,
- inaction,
- inactiveness,
- inactivity,
- inertia,
- land of Nod,
- light sleep,
- lull,
- motionlessness,
- quiescence,
- repose,
- shut-eye,
- silken repose,
- sleep,
- sleepland,
- sleepwalking,
- slumber,
- slumberland,
- snoozle,
- somnambulism,
- somniloquy,
- somnus,
- suspension,
- unconsciousness,
- underactivity,
- winter sleep