DORMANT

abeyant, dormant

(adjective) inactive but capable of becoming active; “her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened”

dormant, inactive

(adjective) (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct; “a dormant volcano”

dormant, hibernating, torpid

(adjective) in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; “dormant buds”; “a hibernating bear”; “torpid frogs”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

dormant (not comparable)

Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.

(heraldry) In a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant.

(architecture) Leaning.

Synonyms

• (inactive, suspended): quiescent; see also inactive

Antonyms

• (inactive, suspended): active

• (volcano: inactive): active, extinct

Noun

dormant (plural dormants)

(architecture) A crossbeam or joist.

Anagrams

• mordant

Source: Wiktionary

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Dor"mant, a. Etym: [F., p. pr. of dormir to sleep, from L. dormire; cf. Gr. dra, OSlav. dr.]

1. 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. It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . . very rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a people. Burke.

2. (Her.)

Definition: In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; -- distinguished from couchant. Dormant partner (Com.), a partner who takes no share in the active business of a company or partnership, but is entitled to a share of the profits, and subject to a share in losses; -- called also sleeping or silent partner.

– Dormant window (Arch.), a dormer window. See Dormer.

– Table dormant, a stationary table. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Dor"mant, n. Etym: [See Dormant, a.] (Arch.)

Definition: A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or " sleep." Arch. Pub. Soc.

– Called also dormant tree, dorman tree, dormond, and dormer. Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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