definition of
[dormant]

[1] #1 dormant s. [hibernating, torpid] in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs". wn

[2] #2 dormant a. [inactive] (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct ; "a dormant volcano". wn

[3] #3 dormant s. [sleeping] lying with head on paws as if sleeping. wn

[4] #4 dormant s. [abeyant] inactive but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened". wn