dormant

/'dɔ:mənt/
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dormant

The volcano has been dormant for centuries.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Inactive but capable of becoming active: In a state of rest or inactivity, but with the potential to function or become active again. 2. In a state of sleep or suspended animation: Used in biology to describe plants, animals, or seeds in a period of minimal metabolic activity, such as hibernation or winter dormancy. 3. Temporarily quiet or not erupting: Used to describe something, like a volcano, that is not currently active but is not extinct and could become active in the future. 4. Not currently being used or applied: Referring to laws, rights, or funds that are inactive or suspended for a period.

Usage and Examples
  • General Inactivity:
    • The project has been dormant for years, but they plan to revive it next quarter.
    • Her artistic talent remained dormant until she took a painting class.
  • Biological State:
    • Many plants become dormant during the winter months.
    • The bear entered a dormant state for its hibernation.
  • Volcanoes:
    • Scientists monitor the dormant volcano closely for any signs of activity.
  • Legal/Financial Context:
    • The court ruling rendered the old statute dormant.
    • He had a dormant bank account he had forgotten about.
Advanced Usage
  • "To lie dormant": To remain in an inactive or hidden state for a long time.
    • The virus can lie dormant in the body for decades.
    • Ancient seeds found in the permafrost had lain dormant for thousands of years.
Variants and Related Words
  • Dormancy (noun): The state of being dormant.
    • The seeds require a period of cold to break their dormancy.
  • Dormitory (noun): A building with many rooms for sleeping, such as at a school (related through the Latin root , meaning "to sleep").
Synonyms
  • Inactive
  • Latent
  • Quiescent
  • Sleeping
  • Torpid
Antonyms
  • Active
  • Awake
  • Functioning
  • Operative
Idioms and Phrases
  • "A dormant period": A stretch of time with little or no activity.
    • The company went through a dormant period before its recent innovation.
dormant

The volcano has been dormant for centuries.

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

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