Dormant Meaning

There are 4 meaning(s) for word Dormant

Meaning 1 : inactive but capable of becoming active

    Example : her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened

    Synonyms : abeyant
Meaning 2 : lying with head on paws as if sleeping

    Synonyms : sleeping
Meaning 3 : in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

    Example : dormant buds

    Synonyms : hibernating,  torpid
Meaning 4 : (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct

    Example : a dormant volcano

    Synonyms : inactive

Dormant Antonyms