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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.
DORMANT meaning: 1. Something that is dormant is not active or growing but has the ability to be active at a later…. Learn more.
The meaning of DORMANT is represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws. How to use dormant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dormant.
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.
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.
Definition of dormant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Something that is dormant is not active, growing, or being used at the present time but is capable of becoming active later on.
