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 dormant dormant /ˈdɔrmənt/

adjective

  1. () (biology) in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation  ( hibernating , torpid , dormant )
    (biology) in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
     Dormant buds
    dormant buds
     A hibernating bear
    a hibernating bear
     Torpid frogs
    torpid frogs
  2. Inactive but capable of becoming active  ( abeyant , dormant )
    inactive but capable of becoming active
     Her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened
    her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened
  3. (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct  ( dormant , inactive )
    (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
     A dormant volcano
    a dormant volcano
  4. (heraldry) lying with head on paws as if sleeping  ( dormant , sleeping )
    (heraldry) lying with head on paws as if sleeping