- hibernation - the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
--1 is a kind of torpor, torpidity
Derived form: verb hibernate1 - hibernation - cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
--2 is a kind of dormancy, quiescence, quiescency
Derived form: verb hibernate1 - hibernation - the act of retiring into inactivity; "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years"
--3 is a kind of retirement