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. Erin Kara:

   Tidal disruption events offer us this rare view at the most common kind of supermassive black hole in the universe— these so-called dormant supermassive black holes, tidal disruption events, where the stellar debris causes the formation of a temporary accretion disk, offers us a way to probe this population of supermassive black holes.

2. Steve Vladeck:

   For years, conservatives have been pressuring the court to reinvigorate long-dormant limits on Congress' power to delegate regulatory authority to administrative agencies.

3. Malcolm X:

   I have often reflected upon the new vistas that reading opened to me. I knew right there in prison that reading had changed forever the course of my life. As I see it today, the ability to read awoke in me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive.

4. Henry Hon:

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

5. James Cordwell:

   Atlantic Equities kind of raises question around whether there are a number of dormant subscribers in the space, i suppose the credibility of Netflix's excuse will be dependent on whether we hear more about this issue across earnings.

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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
   https://chat.openai.com
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
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html