Definition of dormant Dormant
/dɔˈɹmʌnt/ - [dormunt] - dor•mant
We found 10 definitions of dormant from 5 different sources.
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What does dormant mean?
WordNet
Adjectivedormant, dormanter, dormantest |
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| dormant - (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct ; "a dormant volcano" | ||
| inactive | ||
| active characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action" | ||
| dormant - in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs" | ||
| hibernating, torpid | ||
| asleep dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" | ||
| biological science, biology the science that studies living organisms | ||
| dormant - lying with head on paws as if sleeping | ||
| sleeping | ||
| unerect not upright in position or posture | ||
| dormant - inactive but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened" | ||
| abeyant | ||
| inactive not active physically or mentally; "illness forced him to live an inactive life"; "dreamy and inactive by nature" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dormant (a.)
Sleeping; as, a dormant animal; hence, not in action or exercise; quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed, asserted, or insisted on; as, dormant passions; dormant claims or titles. - dormant (a.)
In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; -- distinguished from couchant. - dormant (a.)
A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or " sleep."
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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dormant
(Fr.). Sleeping. In heraldic representation, an animal dormant has its head resting on its fore-paws, whereas an animal couchant has its head erect.
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