Word Meaning

dormant definition and meaning

a. Sleeping; as, a dormant animal; hence, not in action or exercise; quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed, asserted, or insisted on; as, dormant passions; dormant claims or titles.
a. In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; -- distinguished from couchant.
a. A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or " sleep."

Crossword clues for dormant

- Dorm ain’t sleeping after I depart
- Inactive
- Latent
- Quiet man trod carefully
- Sleeping