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quiescence: quiet and inactive restfulness

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inaction collapse: the state of being inactive

latency collapse: the state of being not yet evident or active

hibernation collapse: the act of retiring into inactivity; "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"; cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals; the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter

cold storage collapse: refrigerated storage for preservation; in a state of abeyance or postponement

nonparticipation collapse

doldrums collapse: a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific

stillness collapse: calmness without winds

satori collapse: (Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment

abeyance collapse: temporary cessation or suspension

dead of night collapse

duration collapse: continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"; the property of enduring or continuing in time; the period of time during which something continues

waiting game collapse: a strategy of delay

slumber collapse: a dormant or quiescent state

inveteracy collapse

peacefulness collapse

durability collapse

dormancy collapse: a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"

inactivity collapse: being inactive; being less active

hardening collapse: the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact); the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization; "the hardening of concrete"; "he tested the set of the glue"; abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue

noninvolvement collapse

immobility collapse: the quality of not moving

stasis collapse: inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces; an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped

pacifism collapse: the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration; the doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable

nonviolence collapse

vegetation collapse: inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life; "their holiday was spent in sleep and vegetation"; an abnormal growth or excrescence (especially a warty excrescence on the valves of the heart); all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"; the process of growth in plants

procrastination collapse: the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or defering an action to a later time

composure collapse: steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"

indolence collapse: inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

serenity collapse

quietism collapse: a form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of God

idleness collapse: having no employment

ataraxy collapse

nirvana collapse: (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness

passive resistance collapse: peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate

inertia collapse: (physics) the tendency of a body to maintain is state of rest or uniform motion unless acted upon by an external force

intermission collapse: the act of suspending activity temporarily

quietude collapse

rigidity collapse: the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending

meditation collapse: continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge"; (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)

torpor collapse: a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor"

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