Dormant
21dormant — dor|mant [ˈdo:mənt US ˈdo:r ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: , present participle of dormir to sleep , from Latin dormire] not active or not growing at the present time but able to be active later ≠ ↑active lie/remain dormant ▪ The seeds …
22dormant — [14] Like dormitory and dormer, dormant comes ultimately from Latin dormīre ‘sleep’, which is related to Sanskrit drā ‘sleep’ and Russian dremat’ ‘doze’. Dormant was borrowed from French dormant, the present participle of dormir ‘sleep’, while… …
23dormant — adjective not active or not growing at the present time but able to be active later: The seeds remain dormant in the soil all winter. | lie dormant: Stress may activate the virus which has lain dormant in the blood. dormancy noun (U) …
24dormant — [14] Like dormitory and dormer, dormant comes ultimately from Latin dormīre ‘sleep’, which is related to Sanskrit drā ‘sleep’ and Russian dremat’ ‘doze’. Dormant was borrowed from French dormant, the present participle of dormir ‘sleep’, while… …
25dormant — adjective Etymology: Middle English, fixed, stationary, from Anglo French, from present participle of dormir to sleep, from Latin dormire; akin to Sanskrit drāti he sleeps Date: circa 1500 1. represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with …
26dormant — adj. to lie dormant * * * [ dɔːmənt] to lie dormant …
27dormant — dor•mant [[t]ˈdɔr mənt[/t]] adj. 1) inactive, as in sleep; torpid 2) bio phl being in a state of minimal metabolic activity with cessation of growth 3) undeveloped, unasserted, or inactive; latent: talents that lay dormant[/ex] 4) gel (of a… …
28dormant — /ˈdɔmənt / (say dawmuhnt) adjective 1. lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive as in sleep; torpid. 2. in a state of rest or inactivity; quiescent; inoperative; in abeyance. 3. (of a volcano) not erupting. 4. Botany temporarily inactive: dormant… …
29dormant — adjective Inactive, asleep, suspended. Grass goes dormant during the winter, waiting for spring before it grows again. See Also: dorm, dormition, dormitive, dormitory …
30dormant — adj. Dormant is used with these nouns: ↑volcano …
