Definitions for Dormant
ˈdɔr məntdor·mant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. dormant, hibernating(a), torpidadjective

   in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

   "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs"

2. dormant, inactiveadjective

   (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct

   "a dormant volcano"

3. dormant(ip), sleepingadjective

   lying with head on paws as if sleeping

4. abeyant, dormantadjective

   inactive but capable of becoming active

   "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. dormantadjective

   Inactive, asleep, suspended.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dormantadjective

   Etymology: dormant, French.

   1. Sleeping.

   He a dragon! if he be, ’tis a very peaceful one: I can insure his anger is dormant; or should he seem to rouse, ’tis well lashing him, and he will sleep like a top. William Congreve, Old Batchelor.

   2. In a sleeping posture.

   If a lion were the coat of Judah, yet were it not a lion rampant, but rather couchant and dormant. Thomas Browne, Vulg. Err.

   With this radius he is said to strike and kill his prey, for which he lies, as it were, dormant, ’till it swims within his reach. Nehemiah Grew, Musæum.

   3. Private; not publick.

   There were other dormant musters of soldiers throughout all parts of the realm, that were put in readiness, but not drawn together. Francis Bacon, War with Spain.

   4. Concealed; not divulged.

   It would be prudent to reserve these privileges dormant, never to be produced but upon great occasions. Jonathan Swift.

   5. Leaning; not perpendicular.

   Old dormant windows must confess
   Her beams: their glimmering spectacles,
   Struck with the splendor of her face,
   Do th’ office of a burning-glass. John Cleveland.

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1. dormant

   Dormant typically refers to a state of temporary inactivity, resting, or lying dormant. It is often used to describe a condition or state where something is temporarily asleep, inactive, or not currently functioning but has the potential to become active again in the future. This can apply to various areas such as biology, businesses, volcanoes, or legal rights.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Dormantadjective

   sleeping; as, a dormant animal; hence, not in action or exercise; quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed, asserted, or insisted on; as, dormant passions; dormant claims or titles

2. Dormantadjective

   in a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; -- distinguished from couchant

3. Dormantadjective

   a large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or " sleep."

4. Etymology: [See Dormant, a.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dormant

   dor′mant, adj. sleeping: at rest: not used, in abeyance (as a title): in a sleeping posture: (archit.) leaning.—n. a crossbeam: a joist.—n. Dor′mancy, quiescence.—ns. Dor′mer-win′dow, a vertical window, esp. of a sleeping-room (formerly called dormer), on the sloping roof of a house; Dormi′tion, sleeping.—adj. Dor′mitive, causing sleep (of medicine), as opium.—ns. Dor′mitory, a large sleeping-chamber with many beds; Dor′mouse, a small rodent intermediate between the squirrel and the mouse, so called because torpid in winter:—pl. Dor′mice; Dor′tour (Spens.) a dormitory. [Fr. dormir—L. dormīre, to sleep.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dormant

   In mine warfare, the state of a mine during which a time delay feature in a mine prevents it from being actuated.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dormant

   (Fr.). Sleeping. In heraldic representation, an animal dormant has its head resting on its fore-paws, whereas an animal couchant has its head erect.

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1. • Heraldry

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1. mordant

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dormant in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Dormant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Dormant in a Sentence

1. Mitch Prinstein:

   Research now reveals that social rejection activates the same regions of the brain that are known to respond to physical pain, and also expresses dormant DNA to prepare our bodies for imminent injury. Unfortunately, this response is no longer necessary, so the expression of these genes leaves us more vulnerable to viral infections and more likely to suffer from inflammation-related illnesses.

2. Henry Hon:

   The body of Christ cannot be built when the majority of believers are dormant and not exercising their gifts.

3. Tony Perkins:

   What we are seeing is evangelicals who have been dormant in the political process that are turning out, it’s something we haven’t seen in a number of years.

4. Colin Wilson:

   The mentally healthy individual is he who habitually calls upon fairly deep levels of vital reserves. An individual whose mind is allowed to become dormant - so that only the surface is disturbed - begins to suffer from‘circulation problems’. Neurosis is the feeling of being cut off from your own powers.

5. Jim Jordan:

   Was that prosecutor looking into Burisma, the company that had hired Joe Biden's son for $ 50,000 a month ? according to the Ukrainians, that investigation was dormant at the time.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Dormant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dormant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Dormant
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Dormant
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Dormant
7. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
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