dormant dormant /ˈdɔrmənt/
adjective
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()
(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
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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
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(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
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(heraldry) lying with head on paws as if sleeping
(
dormant
, sleeping
)
(heraldry) lying with head on paws as if sleeping