Meaning of DORMANT
| Pronunciation: | | 'dormunt
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- [adj] not active but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"
- [adj] of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive; "a dormant volcano"
- [adj] (biology) in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs"
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| | Synonyms: | | asleep(p), hibernating(a), inactive, quiescent, torpid |
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| | Antonyms: | | active, extinct | | |
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\Dor"mant\, a. [F., p. pr. of dormir to sleep, from L.
dormire; cf. Gr. ?, Skr. dr[=a], OSlav. dr?mati.]
1. 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.
It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . .
very rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals
upon a people. --Burke.
2. (Her.) In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; --
distinguished from {couchant}.
{Dormant partner} (Com.), a partner who takes no share in the
active business of a company or partnership, but is
entitled to a share of the profits, and subject to a share
in losses; -- called also {sleeping or silent partner}.
{Dormant window} (Arch.), a dormer window. See {Dormer}.
{Table dormant}, a stationary table. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
\Dor"mant\, n. [See {Dormant}, a.] (Arch.)
A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of
the other timbers rest or `` sleep.'' --Arch. Pub. Soc. --
Called also {dormant tree}, {dorman tree}, {dormond}, and
{dormer}. --Halliwell.
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