dormant
English Thesaurus
1. inactive but capable of becoming active (adj.all)
| similar | : | inactive, |
| definition | : | not active physically or mentally (adj.all) |
2. (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct (adj.all)
| similar | : | quiescent, |
| definition | : | being quiet or still or inactive (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, |
| definition | : | a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction (noun.state) |
3. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation (adj.all)
| similar | : | asleep, |
| definition | : | in a state of sleep (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | biological science, biology, |
| definition | : | the science that studies living organisms (noun.cognition) |
4. lying with head on paws as if sleeping (adj.all)
| similar | : | unerect, |
| definition | : | not upright in position or posture (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | heraldry, |
| definition | : | the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies (noun.cognition) |
5. inactive but capable of becoming active (adj.all)
| derivation | : | abeyance, suspension, |
| definition | : | temporary cessation or suspension (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, |
| definition | : | a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction (noun.state) |
6. (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct (adj.all)
| antonym | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | inaction, inactiveness, inactivity, |
| definition | : | the state of being inactive (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, |
| definition | : | a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction (noun.state) |
7. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation (adj.all)
| derivation | : | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, sleeping, |
| definition | : | quiet and inactive restfulness (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | listlessness, torpidity, torpidness, torpor, |
| definition | : | inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, |
| definition | : | a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction (noun.state) |
8. inactive but capable of becoming active (adj.all)
| derivation | : | abeyance, suspension, |
| definition | : | temporary cessation or suspension (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, |
| definition | : | a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction (noun.state) |
9. (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct (adj.all)
| antonym | : | active, |
| definition | : | (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | inaction, inactiveness, inactivity, |
| definition | : | the state of being inactive (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, |
| definition | : | a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction (noun.state) |
10. in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation (adj.all)
| derivation | : | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, sleeping, |
| definition | : | quiet and inactive restfulness (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | listlessness, torpidity, torpidness, torpor, |
| definition | : | inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency, |
| definition | : | a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction (noun.state) |
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