Dormant
11Dormant — (frz. spr. áng), schlafend; als Substantiv: Tafelaufsatz …
12dormant — 1 quiescent, *latent, abeyant, potential Analogous words: *inactive, inert, passive, idle Antonyms: active, live 2 couchant, *prone, recumbent, supine, prostrate …
13dormant — [adj] inactive; sleeping abeyant, asleep, closed down, comatose, down, fallow, hibernating, inert, inoperative, latent, lethargic, lurking, on the shelf*, out of action*, passive, potential, prepatent, quiescent, sidelined, slack, sluggish,… …
14dormant — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of an animal) in or as if in a deep sleep. 2) (of a plant or bud) alive but not growing. 3) (of a volcano) temporarily inactive. DERIVATIVES dormancy noun. ORIGIN Old French, sleeping , from Latin dormire to sleep …
15Dormant — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Dormant », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Dormant Sommeil Huisserie ou châssis… …
16DORMANT — ANTE. adj. Qui dort. Il s emploie surtout au figuré, et se dit Des choses qui sont de nature à se mouvoir, à être mues, et qui cependant restent arrêtées ou fixées en quelque endroit. Ainsi on appelle Eau dormante, Une eau qui ne coule point,… …
17dormant — /dawr meuhnt/, adj. 1. lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer s sudden shout woke the dormant audience. 2. in a state of rest or inactivity; inoperative; in abeyance: The project is dormant for the time being. 3 …
18dormant — dor|mant [ dɔrmənt ] adjective something that is dormant is not active or developing now, but it may become active or develop in the future: The plants remain dormant all winter. a dormant volcano lie dormant (=remain dormant): The virus can lie… …
19dormant — UK [ˈdɔː(r)mənt] / US [ˈdɔrmənt] adjective something that is dormant is not active or developing now, but it may become active or develop in the future The plants remain dormant all winter. a dormant volcano lie dormant (= remain dormant): The… …
20dormant — [[t]dɔ͟ː(r)mənt[/t]] ADJ Something that is dormant is not active, growing, or being used at the present time but is capable of becoming active later on. ...when the long dormant volcano of Mount St Helens erupted in 1980... The virus remains… …
