dormant

adjective

dor·mant ˈdȯr-mənt How to pronounce dormant (audio)

heraldry : represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws

: marked by a suspension of activity: such as

: temporarily devoid of external activity

a dormant volcano

: temporarily in abeyance yet capable of being activated

seeds will remain dormant until spring

reawaken her dormant emotions

: asleep, inactive

dormant creatures

: having the faculties suspended : sluggish

: having biological activity suspended: such as

(1)

: being in a state of suspended animation

(2)

botany : not actively growing but protected (as by bud scales) from the environment

—used of plant parts

: associated with, carried out, or applied during a period of dormancy

dormant grafting

Example Sentences

The seeds will remain dormant until the spring. Her emotions have lain dormant for many years.

Recent Examples on the Web So after a smoking hot market in 2021, the most expensive neighborhoods have gone quite dormant.

Frederick Peters, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 In its profusion of local groups, its library public-room conclaves, the Tea Party harked back to a kind of civic activism that had gone largely dormant in American politics.

New York Times, 19 July 2022 Kale leaves grow sweet and tender in the frost, and garlic gone dormant becomes spicy and plump the next summer.

Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 Hope and anticipation have not gone dormant, have not settled in abeyance, just in impatience.

Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Jan. 2022 The leaders also hope to rebuild relationships that had gone dormant in the previous administration, including a high-level security dialogue.

Kevin Liptak, CNN, 18 Nov. 2021 The Astros' bats have gone dormant at the absolute worst time.

Matt Young, Chron, 31 Oct. 2021 Once perennials have gone dormant for the season (usually by late fall), mow the plants down to about four to six inches to help reduce off-season weed growth.

Daryl Beyers, Good Housekeeping, 30 Aug. 2021 Although that law was designed to go into effect in the event Roe was overturned, Romanick wrote that, because the law has been in place and lain dormant for 15 years, there was no argument that the state would be harmed if the law was blocked.

Max Thornberry, Fox News, 26 Aug. 2022 See More

dormant

adjective

as in sleeping

being in a state of suspended consciousness the bears lay dormant in their den during the winter

Synonyms & Similar Words

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sleeping
asleep
resting
slumbering
at rest
dozing
napping
comatose
somnolent
slumberous
dreaming
sleepy
drowsy
nodding
reposing
slumbrous
semiconscious
hypnotized
mesmerized
sleepwalking
somnambulant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

awake
wakeful
sleepless
aware
conscious
revived
awakened
sleepless
reawakened
aroused
wide-awake
roused
up
wakened
astir

as in unused

not being in a state of use, activity, or employment the engine lay dormant in the garage until we found a use for it

Synonyms & Similar Words

unused
vacant
idle
off
dead
inactive
latent
inert
suspended
fallow
free
inoperative
asleep
at rest
quiescent
useless
comatose
unoccupied
unusable
moribund
interrupted
out of commission
slow
lifeless
on the shelf
arrested
sleepy
abeyant
inoperable
unworkable
dull

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

active
operating
alive
functioning
operative
on
busy
working
operational
living
employed
functional
going
running
workable
operable
vigorous
industrious
viable
energetic
useful
practical
feasible
usable
assiduous
sedulous
useable

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of dormant are latent, potential, and quiescent. While all these words mean "not now showing signs of activity or existence," dormant suggests the inactivity of something (such as a feeling or power) as though sleeping.

their passion had lain dormant

The words latent and dormant are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, latent applies to a power or quality that has not yet come forth but may emerge and develop.

a latent desire for success

The synonyms potential and dormant are sometimes interchangeable, but potential applies to what does not yet have existence or effect but is likely soon to have.

a potential disaster

In some situations, the words quiescent and dormant are roughly equivalent. However, quiescent suggests a usually temporary cessation of activity.

the disease was quiescent

单词	dormant
释义	dormant adjective dor·mant ˈdȯr-mənt 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 : asleep, inactive dormant creatures b : having the faculties suspended : sluggish c : having biological activity suspended: such as (1) : being in a state of suspended animation (2) botany : not actively growing but protected (as by bud scales) from the environment —used of plant parts 4 : associated with, carried out, or applied during a period of dormancy dormant grafting Synonyms asleep dozing napping resting sleeping slumbering See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The seeds will remain dormant until the spring. Her emotions have lain dormant for many years. Recent Examples on the Web So after a smoking hot market in 2021, the most expensive neighborhoods have gone quite dormant. Frederick Peters, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 In its profusion of local groups, its library public-room conclaves, the Tea Party harked back to a kind of civic activism that had gone largely dormant in American politics. New York Times, 19 July 2022 Kale leaves grow sweet and tender in the frost, and garlic gone dormant becomes spicy and plump the next summer. Lindsay Crudele, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 Hope and anticipation have not gone dormant, have not settled in abeyance, just in impatience. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Jan. 2022 The leaders also hope to rebuild relationships that had gone dormant in the previous administration, including a high-level security dialogue. Kevin Liptak, CNN, 18 Nov. 2021 The Astros' bats have gone dormant at the absolute worst time. Matt Young, Chron, 31 Oct. 2021 Once perennials have gone dormant for the season (usually by late fall), mow the plants down to about four to six inches to help reduce off-season weed growth. Daryl Beyers, Good Housekeeping, 30 Aug. 2021 Although that law was designed to go into effect in the event Roe was overturned, Romanick wrote that, because the law has been in place and lain dormant for 15 years, there was no argument that the state would be harmed if the law was blocked. Max Thornberry, Fox News, 26 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, fixed, stationary, from Anglo-French, from present participle of dormir to sleep, from Latin dormire; akin to Sanskrit drāti he sleeps First Known Use circa 1500, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition dormant adjective dor·mant ˈdȯr-mənt : not active for the time being The volcano is dormant. dormant adjective 1 as in sleeping being in a state of suspended consciousness the bears lay dormant in their den during the winter Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sleeping asleep resting slumbering at rest dozing napping comatose somnolent slumberous dreaming sleepy drowsy nodding reposing slumbrous semiconscious hypnotized mesmerized sleepwalking somnambulant Antonyms & Near Antonyms awake wakeful sleepless aware conscious revived awakened sleepless reawakened aroused wide-awake roused up wakened astir See More 2 as in unused not being in a state of use, activity, or employment the engine lay dormant in the garage until we found a use for it Synonyms & Similar Words unused vacant idle off dead inactive latent inert suspended fallow free inoperative asleep at rest quiescent useless comatose unoccupied unusable moribund interrupted out of commission slow lifeless on the shelf arrested sleepy abeyant inoperable unworkable dull Antonyms & Near Antonyms active operating alive functioning operative on busy working operational living employed functional going running workable operable vigorous industrious viable energetic useful practical feasible usable assiduous sedulous useable See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of dormant are latent, potential, and quiescent. While all these words mean "not now showing signs of activity or existence," dormant suggests the inactivity of something (such as a feeling or power) as though sleeping. their passion had lain dormant The words latent and dormant are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, latent applies to a power or quality that has not yet come forth but may emerge and develop. a latent desire for success The synonyms potential and dormant are sometimes interchangeable, but potential applies to what does not yet have existence or effect but is likely soon to have. a potential disaster In some situations, the words quiescent and dormant are roughly equivalent. However, quiescent suggests a usually temporary cessation of activity. the disease was quiescent
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