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dormant
CEFRC1
/ˈdɔɹmənt/
adjective · noun
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Not active or growing for a period of time.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailIn a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant.
Examples
In each of us there lies a dormant superhuman.
Mt. Asama is now dormant.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 4
- Synonyms
- 1
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningInactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
noun
Extra meaningA crossbeam or joist.
More examples
In contextGrass goes dormant during the winter, waiting for spring before it grows again.
The bank account was dormant; there had been no transactions in months.
This volcano is dormant but not extinct.
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Origin
adjective
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dormiēns, present participle of dormiō (“to sleep”).