dormant
adjective
- period of inactivity
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdɔɹmənt/ / /ˈdɔːmənt/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dormiēns, present participle of dormiō (“to sleep”).
- Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
“Grass goes dormant during the winter, waiting for spring before it grows again.”
“The bank account was dormant; there had been no transactions in months.”
- In a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant.
“a lion dormant”
- Leaning.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dormiēns, present participle of dormiō (“to sleep”).
- A crossbeam or joist.