dormant
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈdɔːmənt//
- Canada//ˈdoɹmənt//
- Australia//ˈdoːmənt//
Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
adjective
- 1
Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
Grass goes dormant during the winter, waiting for spring before it grows again.
The bank account was dormant; there had been no transactions in months.
This volcano is dormant but not extinct.
It is by lying dormant a long time, or being at first very rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a people.
- 2
In a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant.
a lion dormant
- 3
Leaning.
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dormiēns, present participle of dormiō (“to sleep”).
noun
- 1
A crossbeam or joist.
Forms
- plural
- dormants
Doris · The daughter of Oceanus, who married Nereus and bore fifty…dork · A quirky, silly or stupid, socially inept person, or one who…dorm · To reside in a dorm.
dormant · Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
dormitory · A room containing a number of beds (and often some other…Dorothy · A female given name from Ancient Greek.DoS · A denial-of-service attack.