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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dor•mant /ˈdɔrmənt/USA pronunciation adj. - inactive, such as in sleep:dormant plants and animals.
- Geology(of a volcano) not erupting.
- undeveloped or inactive; held back:She had talents that lay dormant.
dor•man•cy /ˈdɔrmənsi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dor•mant (dôr′mənt),USA pronunciation adj. - lying asleep or as if asleep;
inactive, as in sleep;
torpid:The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience. - in a state of rest or inactivity;
inoperative;
in abeyance:The project is dormant for the time being. - Biology, Physiologyin a state of minimal metabolic activity with cessation of growth, either as a reaction to adverse conditions or as part of an organism's normal annual rhythm.
- undisclosed;
unasserted:dormant musical talent. - Geology(of a volcano) not erupting.
- Botanytemporarily inactive:dormant buds; dormant seeds.
- Botany(of a pesticide) applied to a plant during a period of dormancy:a dormant spray.
- Heraldry(of an animal) represented as lying with its head on its forepaws, as if asleep.
- Latin dormīre to sleep; see -ant
- Anglo-French, present participle of dormir
- Middle English dorma(u)nt 1350–1400
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged quiescent. See inactive.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged latent.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged awake, active.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dormant /ˈdɔːmənt/ adj - quiet and inactive, as during sleep
- latent or inoperative
- (of a volcano) neither extinct nor erupting
- alive but in a resting torpid condition with suspended growth and reduced metabolism
- (usually postpositive) (of a beast) in a sleeping position
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French dormant, from dormir to sleep, from Latin dormīreˈdormancy n |