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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
DORMANT meaning: 1. Something that is dormant is not active or growing but has the ability to be active at a later…. Learn more.
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.
adjective. /ˈdɔːm (ə)nt/ IPA: Dictionary definition of dormant. Referring to a state of inactivity, slumber, or temporary suspension of growth or action. "The volcano is currently dormant but may erupt at any time." Detailed meaning of 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.
adjective. / ˈdoːmənt/ not dead but not active. pendam. a dormant volcano. (Translation of dormant from the PASSWORD English–Malay Dictionary © 2015 K Dictionaries Ltd) Examples of dormant. dormant. Various exercises, such as drawing her convoy, made her aware of her network of social contacts that had been dormant the last two years.
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.
