Home › Words › H › hiemationhiemationhiemation means hibernation.EtymologyFrom Latin hiemātiō.nounHibernation.e.g.“The biting November winds told the season had come when little could be accomplished; and, too, this was the time of the year when Cleve sought his hiemation in the metropolis.” — 1914, Mack Stauffer, Humanity and the Mysterious Knight, page 102:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hyemation 75% match — The passing of a winter in a particular place; a wintering. vs hiemation →hibernational 68% match — Synonym of hibernatory. vs hiemation →prehibernation 66% match — Prior to hibernation vs hiemation →hibernator 65% match — Something that hibernates. vs hiemation →hiemal 64% match — Of or pertaining to winter, wintry. vs hiemation →hibernaculum 63% match — The place where a hibernating animal shelters for the winter. vs hiemation →diapausing 62% match — Undergoing a diapause. vs hiemation →brumate 59% match — To be in a lethargic state, somewhat analogous to hibernation but not the same. Commonly found in reptiles and in some other animal species, such as bears. vs hiemation →