Definition of Dormant

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Dormant

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.

In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; -- distinguished from couchant.

A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of the other timbers rest or " sleep."

Related Definitions:

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Dormant Quotations

There is in every woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.
Washington Irving

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.
Washington Irving

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant.
Horace

Writing this book feels like a completely different activity from writing my comic strip because it's about real life. I feel like I'm using a part of my brain that's been dormant until now.
Alison Bechdel

I'm naturally going to react to that and he'll bring out elements in my musical character that were lying dormant, because I'm relating what he's playing.
Benny Green

They tend to lay dormant for a while but often come back, and then the cheques come in!
Thayer David

Dormant Translations

dormant in German is ruhend
dormant in Hungarian is kialudt
dormant in Spanish is inactivo
dormant in Swedish is sovande, vilande

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