dormant

/dˈɔɹmənt/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

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

Synonyms for dormant

• hibernating
• torpid
• asleep
• inactive
• quiescent
• sleeping
• unerect
• abeyant

Antonyms of dormant

• active

Words that rhyme with dormant

• informant
• formant
• norment
• storment