dormant

C2+ Topic:Law & Government

US /ˈdɔrmənt/ UK /ˈdɔːmənt/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
temporarily inactive or in a state of suspended development

The volcano had lain dormant for centuries before erupting.

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1 adj · temporarily inactive or in... inactive latent quiescent sleeping torpid inert fallow

Opposites

active awake alert operative

Word family

Derived forms dormancy

Related forms dormitory dormitive dormer

Etymology

From Old French dormant ('sleeping'), present participle of dormir ('to sleep'), from Latin dormire ('to sleep').

dormant Old French dormire Latin *drem- Proto-Indo-European

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# dormant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈdɔrmənt
**IPA (UK):** ˈdɔːmənt

## Meanings
1. temporarily inactive or in a state of suspended development

## Examples
- The volcano had lain dormant for centuries before erupting.

## Synonyms
- inactive
- latent
- quiescent
- sleeping
- torpid
- inert
- fallow

## Antonyms
- active
- awake
- alert
- operative

## Derived Forms
- dormancy

## Related Forms
- dormitory
- dormitive
- dormer

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dormant
- Root: dormire
- Root: *drem-

## Etymology
From Old French dormant ('sleeping'), present participle of dormir ('to sleep'), from Latin dormire ('to sleep').

## AI Etymology
Dormant is from Old French dormant ('sleeping'), present participle of dormir ('to sleep'), from Latin dormire ('to sleep'). In present-day use, it means temporarily inactive or in a state of suspended development. Derived formations include dormancy. Related vocabulary includes dormitory, dormitive, and dormer.

## Topics
- Law & Government
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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