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dormant

adjective

  1. period of inactivity
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈdɔɹmənt/ / /ˈdɔːmənt/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dormiēns, present participle of dormiō (“to sleep”).

  1. 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.

  2. In a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant.

    a lion dormant

  3. Leaning.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dormiēns, present participle of dormiō (“to sleep”).

  1. A crossbeam or joist.