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