dormant suggests the inactivity of something (such as a feeling or power) as though sleeping.

Something that is dormant is not active or growing but has the ability to be active at a later…. Learn more.

DORMANT definition: lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid. See examples of dormant used in a sentence.

Being in a condition of biological rest or inactivity characterized by cessation of growth or development and the suspension of many metabolic processes: a dormant bud; a dormant bacterium.

lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience

Look up dormant in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dormant, "sleeping", may refer to:

Dormant comes from French dormir, "to sleep," and it refers to living things that are on a break rather than things that have died. Being dormant is being temporarily at rest, although sometimes, as with …

Released in 2019 and a prequel to live action mini-series, Bermuda City, Dormant follows Detective Jordan Long who is drawn in by government secrets as he investigates murders tied to late CIA …

Aug 28, 2025 · Dormant accounts are financial deposits with no recent activity, often forgotten by owners. They can become state-held property after a specific dormancy period but remain …

Mar 21, 2026 · Grass goes dormant during the winter, waiting for spring before it grows again. The bank account was dormant; there had been no transactions in months. This volcano is dormant but not …