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dormant

Dictionary definition · dormant

adjective

  1. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation"dormant buds"
  2. (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct"a dormant volcano"
  3. lying with head on paws as if sleeping
  4. inactive but capable of becoming active"her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).