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Dormant
ˈdɔːm(ə)nt
Dormant definitions
adjective
dormant
- (of an animal) having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep
"dormant butterflies"
- (of a plant or bud) alive but not actively growing
- (of a volcano) temporarily inactive
- (of a disease) causing no symptoms but not cured and liable to recur
"the disease may remain dormant and undetected until transmitted to other fish"
- temporarily inactive or inoperative
"that dormant urge to write fiction has re-emerged"
- (of an animal) depicted lying with its head on its paws