Canadian English Meaning of dormant
dormant
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Definitions and Meaning of dormant in English
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.
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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
asleep,At rest,resting,sleeping,dozing off,nap,slumbering,Comatose,dreaming,Sleepy
awake,aware,conscious,sleepless,wakeful,wide awake,aroused,awakened,revived,up
dormancy => dormancy, dorm room => Dorm room, dorm => Dormitory, dorking fowl => Dorking fowl, dorking => Dorking,
