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Dormant Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Dormant? [adj] not active but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened" [adj] of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive; "a dormant volcano" [adj] (biology) in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Dormant: asleep(p) \| hibernating(a) \| inactive \| quiescent \| torpid Related Terms \| Find terms related to Dormant: abeyant \| apathetic \| asleep \| at rest \| benumbed \| between the lines \| blase \| bored \| cataleptic \| catatonic \| comatose \| concealed \| contemplative \| covert \| cryptic \| dead \| dead asleep \| debilitated \| deep asleep \| delitescent \| do-nothing \| dopey \| droopy \| drugged \| dull \| enervated \| esoteric \| exanimate \| fast asleep \| flaked-out \| flat \| foul \| groggy \| heavy \| hebetudinous \| hibernating \| hidden \| idle \| immobile \| in abeyance \| in suspense \| inactive \| inanimate \| inert \| jaded \| lackadaisical \| laissez-aller \| laissez-faire \| languid \| languorous \| latent \| leaden \| lethargic \| lifeless \| listless \| logy \| lumpish \| lurking \| meditative \| moribund \| motionless \| muffled \| mystic \| neuter \| neutral \| numb \| obfuscated \| oblivious \| obscured \| occult \| out \| paralytic \| paralyzed \| passive \| phlegmatic \| pooped \| possible \| potential \| procrastinating \| quiescent \| quiet \| quietist \| quietistic \| resting \| sated \| sedentary \| slack \| sleeping \| sleepy \| slow \| sluggish \| slumbering \| slumberous \| smoldering \| somnolent \| sound asleep \| stagnant \| stagnating \| standing \| standpat \| static \| stationary \| still \| stultified \| submerged \| supine \| suspended \| tame \| torpid \| unaroused \| unconscious \| under the surface \| underlying \| undisclosed \| unexpressed \| unmanifested \| unmoving \| unrevealed \| vegetable \| vegetative \| veiled \| virtual \| wan \| weary \| world-weary See Also \| Dormant In Webster's Dictionary \Dor"mant\, a. [F., p. pr. of dormir to sleep, from L. dormire; cf. Gr. ?, Skr. dr[=a], OSlav. dr?mati.] 1. 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. It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . . very rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a people. --Burke. 2. (Her.) In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; -- distinguished from {couchant}. {Dormant partner} (Com.), a partner who takes no share in the active business of a company or partnership, but is entitled to a share of the profits, and subject to a share in losses; -- called also {sleeping or silent partner}. {Dormant window} (Arch.), a dormer window. See {Dormer}. {Table dormant}, a stationary table. [Obs.] --Chaucer. \Dor"mant\, n. [See {Dormant}, a.] (Arch.) A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or `` sleep.'' --Arch. Pub. Soc. -- Called also {dormant tree}, {dorman tree}, {dormond}, and {dormer}. --Halliwell.

Dormant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dormant?

[adj] not active but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"
[adj] of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive; "a dormant volcano"
[adj] (biology) in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs"

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Dormant In Webster's Dictionary

\Dor"mant\, a. [F., p. pr. of dormir to sleep, from L.
dormire; cf. Gr. ?, Skr. dr[=a], OSlav. dr?mati.]
1. 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.

         It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . .
         very rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals
         upon a people.                        --Burke.

2. (Her.) In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; --
   distinguished from {couchant}.

{Dormant partner} (Com.), a partner who takes no share in the
   active business of a company or partnership, but is
   entitled to a share of the profits, and subject to a share
   in losses; -- called also {sleeping or silent partner}.

{Dormant window} (Arch.), a dormer window. See {Dormer}.

{Table dormant}, a stationary table. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


\Dor"mant\, n. [See {Dormant}, a.] (Arch.)
A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of
the other timbers rest or `` sleep.'' --Arch. Pub. Soc. --
Called also {dormant tree}, {dorman tree}, {dormond}, and
{dormer}. --Halliwell.

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