dormant
adjective(dor-mant)
inactive but capable of becoming active
Examples:
Her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened.
dormant
adjective(dor-mant)
lying with head on paws as if sleeping
dormant
adjective(dor-mant)
in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
Examples:
Dormant buds.
dormant
adjective(dor-mant)
(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
Examples:
A dormant volcano.