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    dormant
    /ˈdɔːm(ə)nt/

    adjective

    • 1. (of an animal) having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep: "dormant butterflies"
    • 2. temporarily inactive or inoperative: "that dormant urge to write fiction has re-emerged"

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDORMANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Dormant means not active or growing but having the ability to be active at a later time. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › dormantDORMANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Dormant means not active or growing but having the ability to be active at a later time. Learn more about the word, its usage, and related terms from Cambridge Dictionary.

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  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dormantDormant Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Dormant means not active or showing signs of activity, or sleeping or appearing to be asleep. It can also refer to something that is in a state of suspended animation or growth, or associated with a period of dormancy.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dormantDormant - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Dormant comes from French dormir, "to sleep," and it refers to living things that are on a break rather than things that have died. Being dormant is being temporarily at rest, although sometimes, as with some cancer cells, things become permanently — and thankfully — dormant.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › dormantDORMANT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Being in an inactive state during which growth and development cease and metabolism is slowed, usually in response to an adverse environment. In winter, some plants survive as dormant seeds or bulbs, and some animals enter the dormant state of hibernation.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitiondormant adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

    Dormant means not active or growing now but able to become active or to grow in the future. Learn how to use this word with synonyms, antonyms, pictures and pronunciation.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDORMANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Dormant means not active, growing, or being used at the present time but capable of becoming active later on. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin, and usage of dormant in different contexts, such as biology, heraldry, and volcanoes.