dormant
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dormant
- /ˈdɔːmənt/ UK
- /ˈdoɹmənt/ Canada, US
- /ˈdoːmənt/ Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dormiēns, present participle of dormiō (“to sleep”).
adjective dormaunt · dormient
- Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended. Grass goes dormant during the winter, waiting for spring before it grows again.
- In a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant. a lion dormant
- Leaning.
noun dormants · dormaunt · dormient
- A crossbeam or joist.
