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dormant definition
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Grep of noun dormant dormant account Overview of adj dormant The adj dormant has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (0) dormant, hibernating, torpid -- ((biology) in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs") 2. dormant, inactive -- (of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive; "a dormant volcano") 3. dormant, sleeping -- ((heraldry) lying with head on paws as if sleeping) 4. dormant -- (not active but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened") Antonyms of adj dormant 4 senses of dormant Sense 1 dormant, hibernating(postnominal), torpid INDIRECT (VIA asleep) -> awake Sense 2 dormant (vs. extinct) (vs. active), inactive extinct (vs. active) (vs. dormant), inactive => dead active (vs. dormant) (vs. extinct) => alive(prenominal), live(postnominal) => eruptive, erupting(postnominal) Sense 3 dormant(predicate), sleeping INDIRECT (VIA unerect) -> erect, vertical, upright Sense 4 dormant INDIRECT (VIA inactive) -> active Similarity of adj dormant 4 senses of dormant Sense 1 dormant, hibernating(postnominal), torpid => asleep(prenominal) (vs. awake) Sense 2 dormant (vs. extinct) (vs. active), inactive => quiescent Sense 3 dormant(predicate), sleeping => unerect (vs. erect) Sense 4 dormant => inactive (vs. active) Attributes of adj dormant 1 of 4 senses of dormant Sense 2 dormant (vs. extinct) (vs. active), inactive => dormancy, quiescence, quiescency Familiarity of adj dormant dormant used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj dormant dormant Overview of adj dormant The adj dormant has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (0) dormant, hibernating, torpid -- ((biology) in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs") 2. dormant, inactive -- (of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive; "a dormant volcano") 3. dormant, sleeping -- ((heraldry) lying with head on paws as if sleeping) 4. dormant -- (not active but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened")
dormant definition
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