Definition of DORMANT

dormant

Plural: dormants

Adjective Satellite

  • in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
    • "dormant buds"
  • lying with head on paws as if sleeping
  • inactive but capable of becoming active
    • "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"

Adjective

  • In a state of temporary inactivity or suspension; asleep.
  • (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
    • "a dormant volcano"

Adj

  • Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
  • In a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant.
  • Leaning.

Noun

  • A crossbeam or joist.

Examples

  • a lion dormant
  • Grass goes dormant during the winter, waiting for spring before it grows again.
  • He hoped his DORMANT vocabulary would awaken when faced with a tricky Scrabble board.
  • The bank account was dormant; there had been no transactions in months.
  • This volcano is dormant but not extinct.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dormiēns, present participle of dormiō (“I sleep”).

Antonyms

active, antonym(s) of “inactive, extinct, suspended”

Scrabble Score: 10

dormant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
dormant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dormant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

dormant: valid Words With Friends Word