dormant (Meaning)
dormant (s)
in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
lying with head on paws as if sleeping
inactive but capable of becoming active
dormant (a)
(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
dormant (a.)
Sleeping; as, a dormant animal; hence, not in action or exercise; quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed, asserted, or insisted on; as, dormant passions; dormant claims or titles.
In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; -- distinguished from couchant.
A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or sleep.
Synonyms & Antonyms of dormant
FAQs About the word dormant
in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation, (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct, lying with head on paws as if sleeping, inactive but
sleeping, asleep, at rest, resting, dozing,slumbering, napping,slumbrous, sleepy, somnambulant
wakeful, wakeful, conscious,awake, wide-awake, aware, awake, wide-awake, conscious, sleepless
The dormant volcano has been inactive for centuries, but scientists believe it could erupt again at any time.
The seeds remained dormant in the cold, dry soil until the spring rains came.
The dormant bear snoozed away the winter in its den.
The virus was dormant in the host's body for years before it became active again.
