dormant suggests the inactivity of something (such as a feeling or power) as though sleeping.

Something that is dormant is not active or growing but has the ability to be active at a later…. Learn more.

DORMANT definition: lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid. See examples of dormant used in a sentence.

Being in a condition of biological rest or inactivity characterized by cessation of growth or development and the suspension of many metabolic processes: a dormant bud; a dormant …

Definition of dormant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience