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English adjective: dormant | |||
| 1. | dormant in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation | ||
| Samples | Dormant buds. A hibernating bear. Torpid frogs. | ||
| Synonyms | hibernating, torpid | ||
| Similar | asleep | ||
| Domain category | biological science, biology | ||
| Antonyms | awake | ||
| 2. | dormant (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct | ||
| Samples | A dormant volcano. | ||
| Synonyms | inactive | ||
| Similar | quiescent | ||
| Attribute | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency | ||
| Antonyms | active | ||
| 3. | dormant lying with head on paws as if sleeping | ||
| Synonyms | sleeping | ||
| Similar | unerect | ||
| Domain category | heraldry | ||
| Antonyms | erect, upright, vertical | ||
| 4. | dormant inactive but capable of becoming active | ||
| Samples | Her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened. | ||
| Synonyms | abeyant | ||
| Similar | inactive | ||
| Antonyms | active | ||
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