Dormant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ᵻlˌiːəθˈiːziəm/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɔːmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɔːmənt/

2 syllables Say it as /ᵻlˌiːəθˈiːziəm/.

Examples

dormant buds
a hibernating bear
torpid frogs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

torpid sleeping hibernating abeyant inactive

Antonyms

active

Parts of Speech

adjective	in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation “dormant buds”
adjective	(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct “a dormant volcano”
adjective	lying with head on paws as if sleeping
adjective	inactive but capable of becoming active “her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened”

Word Forms

dormancy	noun	a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
torpidness	noun	inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
torpidity	noun	inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
inactiveness	noun	the state of being inactive
inactivity	noun	the state of being inactive
abeyance	noun	temporary cessation or suspension

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ruhend

in einem Zustand biologischer Ruhe oder suspendierter Animation

🇪🇸Spanish

latente

en condiciones de reposo biológico o animación suspendida

🇮🇹Italian

dormiente

in una condizione di riposo biologico o di animazione sospesa

🇳🇱Dutch

slaperig

in een toestand van biologische rust of schijndood

🇵🇹Portuguese

dormente

em estado de repouso biológico ou animação suspensa

🇷🇺Russian

дремлющий

в состоянии биологического покоя или анабиоза

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रसुप्त

जैविक आराम या निलंबित एनीमेशन की स्थिति में

🇧🇩Bengali

সুপ্ত

জৈবিক বিশ্রাম বা স্থগিত অ্যানিমেশনের অবস্থায়

🇮🇳Tamil

செயலற்ற

உயிரியல் ஓய்வு அல்லது இடைநிறுத்தப்பட்ட அனிமேஷன் நிலையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిద్రాణమైన

జీవసంబంధమైన విశ్రాంతి లేదా సస్పెండ్ చేసిన యానిమేషన్ స్థితిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

सुप्त

जैविक विश्रांती किंवा निलंबित ॲनिमेशनच्या स्थितीत

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિષ્ક્રિય

જૈવિક આરામ અથવા સસ્પેન્ડેડ એનિમેશનની સ્થિતિમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಪ್ತ

ಜೈವಿಕ ವಿಶ್ರಾಂತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಅಮಾನತುಗೊಳಿಸಿದ ಅನಿಮೇಷನ್ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സുഷുപ്തി

ജൈവിക വിശ്രമം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സസ്പെൻഡ് ചെയ്ത ആനിമേഷൻ അവസ്ഥയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਸਤ

ਜੈਵਿਕ ਆਰਾਮ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਅੱਤਲ ਐਨੀਮੇਸ਼ਨ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر فعال

حیاتیاتی آرام یا معطل حرکت پذیری کی حالت میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

休眠的

处于生物休息或假死状态

🇯🇵Japanese

睡眠状態

生物学的休息または仮死状態にある

🇰🇷Korean

잠자는

생물학적 휴식 상태 또는 정지된 애니메이션 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nằm im

trong trạng thái nghỉ ngơi sinh học hoặc hoạt động bị đình chỉ

🇹🇭Thai

เฉยๆ

ในสภาวะของการพักผ่อนทางชีวภาพหรือการเคลื่อนไหวที่ถูกระงับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

terbengkalai

dalam kondisi istirahat biologis atau mati suri

🇵🇭Filipino

natutulog

sa isang kondisyon ng biological rest o suspendido na animation

🇲🇾Malay

tidak aktif

dalam keadaan rehat biologi atau animasi yang digantung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نائمة

في حالة الراحة البيولوجية أو الرسوم المتحركة المعلقة

🇮🇷Persian

خوابیده

در شرایط استراحت بیولوژیکی یا انیمیشن معلق

🇹🇷Turkish

hareketsiz

biyolojik dinlenme veya askıya alınmış animasyon durumunda

🇮🇱Hebrew

רָדוּם

במצב של מנוחה ביולוגית או הנפשה מושהית

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