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dormant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abeyant |
| Derivation | dormancy |
her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened.
dormant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sleeping |
dormant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hibernating, torpid |
| Derivation | dormancy |
dormant buds.
dormant::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | inactive |
| Derivation | dormancy |
a dormant volcano.
Examples of dormant
dormant
The YMCA and Elks buildings remain dormant and have not been occupied for years.
From the stltoday.com
Two weeks after the injection, 86% of the dormant follicles were sprouting hair.
From the economist.com
Fraser fir is usually grafted in April when the rootstock and scion are dormant.
From the sciencedaily.com
They become dormant and are unable to break down food as their metabolism slows.
From the dallasnews.com
The foliage persists through winter and spring and goes dormant in early summer.
From the chron.com
Shortly after, Edgar shut down and went dormant as he planned for his next move.
From the ocregister.com
Fresno State's swimming and diving program has been dormant the past four years.
From the fresnobee.com
Experts say such wells can repressurize, much like a dormant volcano can awaken.
From the thenewstribune.com
Then, this decade, he returned a dormant Memphis program to national prominence.
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- In a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs"
- (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct ; "a dormant volcano"
- Dormant(ip): lying with head on paws as if sleeping
- Abeyant: inactive but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"
- Inactive, asleep, suspended
- Alive but in a state of suspended animation until all conditions are right for growth.
- The phase when a plants growth slows or stops completely, usually in autumn or winter.
- A condition of significantly reduced activity with very less or no growth. All physiological activities, like photosynthesis, are minimal or non-existent.
- At rest; clinically silent.
