dormant 音标拼音: [d'ɔrmənt]
a . 睡眠状态的,静止的
睡眠状态的,静止的
dormant 待用
dormant adj 1 :
in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation ;
"
dormant buds "; "
a hibernating bear "; "
torpid frogs "
[
synonym : {
dormant }, {
hibernating (
a )}, {
torpid }]
2 : (
of e .
g .
volcanos )
not erupting and not extinct ; "
a dormant volcano " [
synonym : {
dormant }, {
inactive }] [
ant : {
active }]
3 :
lying with head on paws as if sleeping [
synonym : {
dormant (
ip )},
{
sleeping }]
4 :
inactive but capable of becoming active ; "
her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened " [
synonym : {
abeyant },
{
dormant }]
Dormant \
Dor "
mant \,
n . [
See {
Dormant },
a .] (
Arch .)
A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or "
sleep ." --
Arch .
Pub .
Soc . --
Called also {
dormant tree }, {
dorman tree }, {
dormond },
and {
dormer }. --
Halliwell .
Dormer 125 Moby Thesaurus words for "
dormant ":
abeyant ,
apathetic ,
asleep ,
at rest ,
benumbed ,
between the lines ,
blase ,
bored ,
cataleptic ,
catatonic ,
comatose ,
concealed ,
contemplative ,
covert ,
cryptic ,
dead ,
dead asleep ,
debilitated ,
deep asleep ,
delitescent ,
do -
nothing ,
dopey ,
droopy ,
drugged ,
dull ,
enervated ,
esoteric ,
exanimate ,
fast asleep ,
flaked -
out ,
flat ,
foul ,
groggy ,
heavy ,
hebetudinous ,
hibernating ,
hidden ,
idle ,
immobile ,
in abeyance ,
in suspense ,
inactive ,
inanimate ,
inert ,
jaded ,
lackadaisical ,
laissez -
aller ,
laissez -
faire ,
languid ,
languorous ,
latent ,
leaden ,
lethargic ,
lifeless ,
listless ,
logy ,
lumpish ,
lurking ,
meditative ,
moribund ,
motionless ,
muffled ,
mystic ,
neuter ,
neutral ,
numb ,
obfuscated ,
oblivious ,
obscured ,
occult ,
out ,
paralytic ,
paralyzed ,
passive ,
phlegmatic ,
pooped ,
possible ,
potential ,
procrastinating ,
quiescent ,
quiet ,
quietist ,
quietistic ,
resting ,
sated ,
sedentary ,
slack ,
sleeping ,
sleepy ,
slow ,
sluggish ,
slumbering ,
slumberous ,
smoldering ,
somnolent ,
sound asleep ,
stagnant ,
stagnating ,
standing ,
standpat ,
static ,
stationary ,
still ,
stultified ,
submerged ,
supine ,
suspended ,
tame ,
torpid ,
unaroused ,
unconscious ,
under the surface ,
underlying ,
undisclosed ,
unexpressed ,
unmanifested ,
unmoving ,
unrevealed ,
vegetable ,
vegetative ,
veiled ,
virtual ,
wan ,
weary ,
world -
weary
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DORMANT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster dormant suggests the inactivity of something (such as a feeling or power) as though sleeping
DORMANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary DORMANT definition: 1 Something that is dormant is not active or growing but has the ability to be active at a later… Learn more
DORMANT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Dormant comes from French dormir, "to sleep," and it refers to living things that are on a break rather than things that have died Being dormant is being temporarily at rest, although sometimes, as with some cancer cells, things become permanently — and thankfully — dormant
Dormant - definition of dormant by The Free Dictionary Being in a condition of biological rest or inactivity characterized by cessation of growth or development and the suspension of many metabolic processes: a dormant bud; a dormant bacterium
DORMANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience
DORMANT Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Some common synonyms of dormant are latent, potential, and quiescent While all these words mean "not now showing signs of activity or existence," dormant suggests the inactivity of something (such as a feeling or power) as though sleeping
DORMANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary us ˈdɔːr mənt uk ˈdɔː mənt Something that is dormant is not active or growing but has the ability to be active at a later time:
DORMANT definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary 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
Examples of DORMANT in a Sentence | Merriam-Webster 'Dormant' in a sentence: The seeds will remain dormant until the spring
DORMANCY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of DORMANCY is the quality or state of being dormant