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Hypnopompic vs Dormancy - What's the difference?

hypnopompic | dormancy |

As an adjective hypnopompic

is referring to the state of consciousness before becoming completely awake.

As a noun dormancy is

the state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.

hypnopompic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Referring to the state of consciousness before becoming completely awake.

    • Antonyms

    * hypnagogic

    dormancy

    English

    (wikipedia dormancy)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state or characteristic of being dormant; quiet, inactive restfulness.
  • * 1902 , , Behind the Line , ch. 2:
    • [N]ow the big Thanksgiving dinner which they had eaten was beginning to work upon them a spell of dormancy .

    Synonyms

    * inactivity * quiescence * sleep