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Dormant (disambiguation)
Dormant
·adj In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant;
- distinguished from couchant.
II. Dormant ·adj A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or " sleep.".
III. Dormant ·adj 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.
dormant
a.
1.
Sleeping, quiescent, at rest.
2.
Latent, unexerted, suspended, inert, inactive, in abeyance.
dormant
¦ adjective
1. (of an animal) in or as if in a deep sleep.
Heraldry (of an animal) lying with its head on its paws.
2. (of a plant or bud) alive but not growing.
3. (of a volcano) temporarily inactive.
4. (of a disease) causing no symptoms but liable to recur.
Derivatives
dormancy noun
Origin
ME: from OFr., 'sleeping', pres. participle of dormir, from L. dormire 'to sleep'.
Pronunciation examples for dormant
1. It's dormant.
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2. again, not just dormant outrage but dormant power,
You're More Powerful Than You Think _ Eric Liu _ Talks at Google
3. microbes can survive dormant.
Searching for Life in the Solar System _ Alfonso Davila _ Talks at Google
4. They don't go dormant.
NYC Real Estate Investing _ Trisha Ocona Francis _ Talks at Google
5. I'd say it laid dormant--
Oh, Hello on Broadway _ Nick Kroll, John Mulaney + More _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of dormant
1. Dormant accounts Charity Unclaimed assets in dormant accounts held by banks and building societies to be donated to youth and community charities.
2. "They have resuscitated long–dormant warrants," said Mr House.
3. The Treasury‘s plans to tackle dormant accounts are controversial.
4. Why it’s dormant, is any body’s guess, Rabbani said.
5. Brown preparing to raid banks for ‘dormant‘ 4bn By Caroline Merrell, Banking Correspondent MILLIONS of bank customers face having their deposits raided by Gordon Brown this autumn under plans to redirect money from dormant accounts to charity.