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

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