dormant C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈdɔrmənt/ UK /ˈdɔːmənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj temporarily inactive or in a state of suspended development The volcano had lain dormant for centuries before erupting. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · temporarily inactive or in... inactivelatentquiescentsleepingtorpidinertfallow ↔ Opposites activeawakealertoperative Word family Derived forms dormancy Related forms dormitorydormitivedormer Appears in Phrases (1) See all dormant volcano a volcano that is not currently erupting but may erupt again Adjective + noun Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown