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dormant

/ˈdoɹmənt/adjective2 syllables

Dormant means: in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation.

Synonyms for dormant8

adjective, as in in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

hibernating, torpid, asleep

adjective, as in (of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct

inactive, quiescent

adjective, as in lying with head on paws as if sleeping

sleeping, unerect

adjective, as in inactive but capable of becoming active

abeyant, inactive

Opposites of dormant

active

What does dormant mean?4

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”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dormant?1

three syllables

informant
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Dormant in a sentence

  • Dormant volcanoes no longer produce eruptions, but might again sometime in the future.Hybrid
  • In each of us there lies a dormant superhuman.FeuDRenais
  • At the end of the sleep the dormant awakes.jakov
  • The notion of corporate responsibility went dormant while companies polluted rivers at will.AlanF_US
  • Nearly all plants go dormant during the winter.Hybrid
  • The cobbles lie dormant beneath a layer of asphalt.sundown
  • A simple message can rekindle a dormant friendship.Nuel
  • Volcanoes can be active, dormant, or extinct.Hybrid

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