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DORMANT definition: 1. Something that is dormant is not active or growing but has the ability to be active at a later…. Learn more.
adjective. uk / ˈdɔːmənt / us. Add to word list. not active or growing now, but having the ability to become active in the future: Authorities reopened a dormant investigation of the company. lie/remain/sit dormant The legislation was drafted and then lay dormant in Parliament for months.
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.
1. heraldry : represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws. 2. : marked by a suspension of activity: such as. a. : temporarily devoid of external activity. a dormant volcano. b. : temporarily in abeyance yet capable of being activated. seeds will remain dormant until spring. reawaken her dormant emotions. 3. a.
Definition of dormant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Something that is dormant is not active, growing, or being used at the present time but is capable of becoming active later on. American English : dormant / ˈdɔrmənt / Brazilian Portuguese : latente
DORMANT definition: not active or developing now, but possibly active in the future: . Learn more.
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. American Heritage Medicine. More Adjective Definitions (5) Synonyms: sleeping. hibernating. torpid. abeyant. inactive. latent. inert. resting. quiet. potential.
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.
