state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"

abeyance, suspension - temporary cessation or suspension

anergy - inactivity and lack of energy

halt, stoppage, arrest, hitch, stay, stop, check - the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check"; "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop in his seat"

calcification - an inflexible and unchanging state; "the calcification of negotiations"

deep freeze - temporary inactivity or suspension; "the legislation has now been revived after ten years in the deep freeze"

desuetude - a state of inactivity or disuse

dormancy, quiescence, quiescency - a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"

extinction - no longer active; extinguished; "the extinction of the volcano"

holding pattern - a state of inaction with no progress and no change; "you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment"

rest - a state of inaction; "a body will continue in a state of rest until acted upon"

doldrums, stagnation, stagnancy - a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"

stagnancy, stagnation - inactivity of liquids; being stagnant; standing still; without current or circulation

stasis - inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces

motionlessness, stillness - a state of no motion or movement