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- Dictionarydormant/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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DORMANT definition: 1. Something that is dormant is not active or growing but has the ability to be active at a later…. Learn more.
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.
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
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.
Definition of dormant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. 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.
What does the word dormant mean? There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word dormant, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. dormant has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
A complete guide to the word "DORMANT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
DORMANT definition: not active or developing now, but possibly active in the future: . Learn more.
