Dictionary definition · dormant
adjective
- in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation"dormant buds"
- (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct"a dormant volcano"
- lying with head on paws as if sleeping
- inactive but capable of becoming active"her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).