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dormant
dor·mant D0345800 (dôr′mənt)adj.1. Not awake; asleep: "[He] lay dormant on the scruffy couch, his mouth open, reading glasses slumped on his swollen nostrils" (Steven Heighton).2. Present but not active or manifest though capable of becoming so: "a harrowing experience which ... lay dormant but still menacing" (Charles Jackson). See Synonyms at inactive.3. Temporarily inactive: a dormant volcano.4. Being in a condition of biological rest or inactivity characterized by cessation of growth or development and the suspension of many metabolic processes: a dormant bud; a dormant bacterium.
[Middle English, from Old French, from present participle of dormir, to sleep, from Latin dormīre.]
dor′man·cy n.dormant (ˈdɔːmənt) or dormientadj1. quiet and inactive, as during sleep2. latent or inoperative3. (Geological Science) (of a volcano) neither extinct nor erupting4. (Biology) biology alive but in a resting torpid condition with suspended growth and reduced metabolism5. (Heraldry) (usually postpositive) heraldry (of a beast) in a sleeping position[C14: from Old French dormant, from dormir to sleep, from Latin dormīre] ˈdormancy ndor•mant (ˈdɔr mənt)
adj. 1. inactive, as in sleep; torpid. 2. being in a state of minimal metabolic activity with cessation of growth. 3. undeveloped, unasserted, or inactive; latent: talents that lay dormant. 4. (of a volcano) not erupting. 5. held in abeyance; temporarily inoperative. 6. (of a pesticide) applied to a plant during a period of dormancy: a dormant spray. 7. (of a heraldic animal) lying with the head on the forepaws. [1350–1400; Middle English dorma(u)nt < Anglo-French, present participle of dormir < Latin dormīre to sleep; see -ant] syn: See inactive. dor·mant (dôr′mənt)1. Biology In an inactive state in which growth stops and metabolism is slowed. Many plants survive the winter as dormant seeds or bulbs. Hibernating animals are also in a dormant state.2. Geology Not active but capable of renewed activity: a dormant volcano.dormantIn mine warfare, the state of a mine during which a time delay feature in a mine prevents it from being actuated.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  dormant - in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs"hibernating, torpidbiological science, biology - the science that studies living organismsasleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel" | | 2. | dormant - (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct ; "a dormant volcano"inactiveactive - (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos" | | 3. | dormant - lying with head on paws as if sleepingsleepingheraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogiesunerect - not upright in position or posture | | 4. | dormant - inactive but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"abeyantinactive - not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature" |
dormantadjective1. latent, inactive, lurking, quiescent, unrealized, unexpressed, inoperative The virus remains dormant in nerve tissue.2. inactive, sleeping, inert, suspended, asleep, sluggish, slumbering, comatose, hibernating, torpid The hamster lapses into a dormant state in cold weather.
inactive active, conscious, alert, awake, aroused, awakened, wide-awake, alive and kicking, wakefuldormantadjectiveExisting in a temporarily inactive form or state:abeyant, inactive, latent, quiescent, sleeping.Translationsdormant (ˈdoːmənt) adjective not dead but not active. a dormant volcano. 暫停活動的，蟄伏的 暂停活动的，蛰伏的，休眠的 dormant
dormant1. (of a volcano) neither extinct nor erupting 2. Biology alive but in a resting torpid condition with suspended growth and reduced metabolism dormant, dormant treeIn a timber-framed house, a large horizontal beam that supports beams of a lesser size.dormant
dormant (dôr′mənt)adj.1. Not awake; asleep: "[He] lay dormant on the scruffy couch, his mouth open, reading glasses slumped on his swollen nostrils" (Steven Heighton).2. Present but not active or manifest though capable of becoming so: "a harrowing experience which ... lay dormant but still menacing" (Charles Jackson).3. Temporarily inactive: a dormant volcano.4. Being in a condition of biological rest or inactivity characterized by cessation of growth or development and the suspension of many metabolic processes: a dormant bud; a dormant bacterium.
dor′man·cy n.dormancy (dor′măn-sē) Temporary inactivity; e.g., a state of transiently reduced metabolic activity.dormant, adjectiveDormant
DormantLatent; inactive; silent. That which is dormant is not used, asserted, or enforced. A dormant partner is a member of a partnership who has a financial interest yet is silent, in that he or she takes no control over the business. The partner's identity is secret because the individual is unknown to the public. dormant
Synonyms for dormantadj latentSynonyms- latent
- inactive
- lurking
- quiescent
- unrealized
- unexpressed
- inoperative
adj inactiveSynonyms- inactive
- sleeping
- inert
- suspended
- asleep
- sluggish
- slumbering
- comatose
- hibernating
- torpid
Antonyms- active
- conscious
- alert
- awake
- aroused
- awakened
- wide-awake
- alive and kicking
- wakeful
Synonyms for dormantadj existing in a temporarily inactive form or stateSynonyms- abeyant
- inactive
- latent
- quiescent
- sleeping
Synonyms for dormantadj in a condition of biological rest or suspended animationSynonymsRelated Words- biological science
- biology
- asleep
adj (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinctSynonymsAntonymsadj lying with head on paws as if sleepingSynonymsRelated Wordsadj inactive but capable of becoming activeSynonymsRelated Words |