dormant
dor·mant
adjective
1.
3.
in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
- “dormant buds”
- “a hibernating bear”
- “torpid frogs”
Origin
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dormiēns, present participle of dormiō (“to sleep”).
Phrases
- dormant volcano
- dormant window
Related words
Word family
WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.