Definitions
inactive but capable of becoming active
Word origin
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dormiēns, present participle of dormiō (“to sleep”).
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“This volcano is dormant but not extinct.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Temporarily inactive”7 letters
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