dormant

adjective

inactive but capable of becoming active

lying with head on paws as if sleeping

(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct

in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

Roots

dormiodorm- · Latin · sleep

Synonyms for dormant

abeyantadj inactiveadj torpidadj hibernatingadj quiescentadj sleepingn slumberingv asleepadv latentadj slumberousadj comatoseadj

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