Dormant
adjective
Something that is not active or growing but has the ability to be active in the future.
The volcano is dormant now, but it could erupt at any time.
Often appears as...
- dormant volcano
- dormant period
adjective
Alone in position or negative activity that is not currently producing results.
The project is dormant at the moment while we source additional funding.
Often appears as...
- dormant project
- dormant account
adjective
In a state of rest or inactivity.
In winter the seeds become dormant.
Often appears as...
- dormant seeds
- dormant buds
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Something that is not active or growing but has the ability to be active in the future.
The volcano is dormant now, but it could erupt at any time.
Often appears as...
- dormant volcano
- dormant period
adjective
Alone in position or negative activity that is not currently producing results.
The project is dormant at the moment while we source additional funding.
Often appears as...
- dormant project
- dormant account
adjective
In a state of rest or inactivity.
In winter the seeds become dormant.
Often appears as...
- dormant seeds
- dormant buds
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Future Activation
Use 'dormant' to suggest potential to become active again, not total inactivity.
Rumors of her retirement are false; her career is merely dormant.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Quiet
Think of 'dormant' as a pause in activity, like a bear hibernating.
The campaign went dormant during the holiday season.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Obsolete
'Dormant' suggests a temporary state, hinting at future usefulness.
The old factory remained dormant, ready for the market to recover.
Pro Tip 1/3Future Activation
Use 'dormant' to suggest potential to become active again, not total inactivity.
Rumors of her retirement are false; her career is merely dormant.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Quiet
Think of 'dormant' as a pause in activity, like a bear hibernating.
The campaign went dormant during the holiday season.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Obsolete
'Dormant' suggests a temporary state, hinting at future usefulness.
The old factory remained dormant, ready for the market to recover.
Pro Tip 1/3Future Activation
Use 'dormant' to suggest potential to become active again, not total inactivity.
Rumors of her retirement are false; her career is merely dormant.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Quiet
Think of 'dormant' as a pause in activity, like a bear hibernating.
The campaign went dormant during the holiday season.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Obsolete
'Dormant' suggests a temporary state, hinting at future usefulness.
The old factory remained dormant, ready for the market to recover.
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Why it’s so hard to cure...
the instructions for building more HIV viruses lies dormant, sometimes for years. So even if we could wipe out every HIV virus from an infected person's body, one of those T cells could activate and start spreading the virus again. The other major catch is that not everyone in the world has access to the therapies that could save their lives.
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The healing power of...
perhaps collective pain can only be healed through collective public expression when we get together and creatively organize we find ourselves acting as an organism larger than ourselves we start to feel the power that lies dormant when we are isolated designers tend to design for the individual users experience but we could
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The mysterious microbes...
But if the human life span were significantly shorter than that of trees, we might be completely oblivious to this totally mundane fact. So when we say that these deep subsurface microbes are just dormant, are we like people who die after a day, trying to figure out how trees work? What if these deep subsurface organisms
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Ed Yong: Suicidal wasps,...
Now typically, this doesn't lead to any overt illness. The parasite holds up in a dormant state for a long period of time. But there's some evidence that those people who are carriers score slightly differently on personality questionnaires than other people, that they have a slightly higher risk of car accidents,
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The perks of being a...
Act accordingly. Now the ideas that I'm presenting today were imbued upon me through some otherwise unfortunate circumstances, granted, but they're lying dormant in the lives of anyone who's willing to exploit them. If we all understand that we all have unique weaknesses,
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Hacking bacteria to...
Safe probiotic bacteria could perhaps lie dormant within our guts, where they’d detect, prevent, and treat disorders before they have the chance to cause symptoms. Advances in technology have created excitement around a future
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Kangaroo Birth PIPE...
hear that that's the sound of a dominant male kangaroo scoffing the result of this mating will produce an embryo that will grow a few days and then become dormant until the embryo we observed is
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A love letter to realism...
"Why can't that same human endeavor cure paralysis in our lifetime?" Well, we really believed that it can. My research taught us that we needed to remind Mark's damaged and dormant spinal cord
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Working Kangaroo Mom PIPE...
this mating will produce an embryo that will grow a few days and then become dormant until the embryo we observed is out of the pouch like an air traffic controller
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Baby Slugs Hatching...
slug eggs can lay dormant for months or even years if conditions are not right but here the wall and the damp soil keeps them moist and protected in only
Video examples
Why it’s so hard to cure...
the instructions for building more HIV viruses lies dormant, sometimes for years. So even if we could wipe out every HIV virus from an infected person's body, one of those T cells could activate and start spreading the virus again. The other major catch is that not everyone in the world has access to the therapies that could save their lives.
Video examples
The healing power of...
perhaps collective pain can only be healed through collective public expression when we get together and creatively organize we find ourselves acting as an organism larger than ourselves we start to feel the power that lies dormant when we are isolated designers tend to design for the individual users experience but we could
Video examples
The mysterious microbes...
But if the human life span were significantly shorter than that of trees, we might be completely oblivious to this totally mundane fact. So when we say that these deep subsurface microbes are just dormant, are we like people who die after a day, trying to figure out how trees work? What if these deep subsurface organisms
Video examples
Ed Yong: Suicidal wasps,...
Now typically, this doesn't lead to any overt illness. The parasite holds up in a dormant state for a long period of time. But there's some evidence that those people who are carriers score slightly differently on personality questionnaires than other people, that they have a slightly higher risk of car accidents,
Video examples
The perks of being a...
Act accordingly. Now the ideas that I'm presenting today were imbued upon me through some otherwise unfortunate circumstances, granted, but they're lying dormant in the lives of anyone who's willing to exploit them. If we all understand that we all have unique weaknesses,
Video examples
Hacking bacteria to...
Safe probiotic bacteria could perhaps lie dormant within our guts, where they’d detect, prevent, and treat disorders before they have the chance to cause symptoms. Advances in technology have created excitement around a future
Video examples
Kangaroo Birth PIPE...
hear that that's the sound of a dominant male kangaroo scoffing the result of this mating will produce an embryo that will grow a few days and then become dormant until the embryo we observed is
Video examples
A love letter to realism...
"Why can't that same human endeavor cure paralysis in our lifetime?" Well, we really believed that it can. My research taught us that we needed to remind Mark's damaged and dormant spinal cord
Video examples
Working Kangaroo Mom PIPE...
this mating will produce an embryo that will grow a few days and then become dormant until the embryo we observed is out of the pouch like an air traffic controller
Video examples
Baby Slugs Hatching...
slug eggs can lay dormant for months or even years if conditions are not right but here the wall and the damp soil keeps them moist and protected in only
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
Strong emotions such as passion and bliss are indications that you're connected to Spirit, or 'inspired,' if you will. When you're inspired, you activate dormant forces, and the abundance you seek in any form comes streaming into your life.
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Emma Stone
American Actress
I had a trainer during 'Spiderman,' and I discovered I have deep-seated rage when I'm holding heavy weights over my head. Whatever dormant anger I have in me, that's where it comes out. That's not the kind of working out I want to do.
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Mos Def
American Musician
African art is functional, it serves a purpose. It's not a dormant. It's not a means to collect the largest cheering section. It should be healing, a source a joy. Spreading positive vibrations.
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Denis Villeneuve
Canadian Director
Cannes is the oldest film festival in the world, and I've long dreamed of having one of my films there in competition. It's a dream that lay dormant for a long time; I stopped believing in it.
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Alison Bechdel
American Cartoonist
Writing this book feels like a completely different activity from writing my comic strip because it's about real life. I feel like I'm using a part of my brain that's been dormant until now.
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Benny Green
British Musician
I'm naturally going to react to that and he'll bring out elements in my musical character that were lying dormant, because I'm relating what he's playing.
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Rudolf Steiner
Austrian Philosopher
The capacities by which we can gain insights into higher worlds lie dormant within each one of us.
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Dion Dublin
My passion for music lay dormant during my football career and now I can explore it.
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Betty Gilpin
American Actress
Everyone has a dormant wrestling character in them that is pretty easy to tap into.
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Alice Walker
American Author
Women have to summon up courage to fulfill dormant dreams.
Quote examples
Wayne Dyer
American Psychologist
Strong emotions such as passion and bliss are indications that you're connected to Spirit, or 'inspired,' if you will. When you're inspired, you activate dormant forces, and the abundance you seek in any form comes streaming into your life.
Quote examples
Emma Stone
American Actress
I had a trainer during 'Spiderman,' and I discovered I have deep-seated rage when I'm holding heavy weights over my head. Whatever dormant anger I have in me, that's where it comes out. That's not the kind of working out I want to do.
Quote examples
Mos Def
American Musician
African art is functional, it serves a purpose. It's not a dormant. It's not a means to collect the largest cheering section. It should be healing, a source a joy. Spreading positive vibrations.
Quote examples
Denis Villeneuve
Canadian Director
Cannes is the oldest film festival in the world, and I've long dreamed of having one of my films there in competition. It's a dream that lay dormant for a long time; I stopped believing in it.
Quote examples
Alison Bechdel
American Cartoonist
Writing this book feels like a completely different activity from writing my comic strip because it's about real life. I feel like I'm using a part of my brain that's been dormant until now.
Quote examples
Benny Green
British Musician
I'm naturally going to react to that and he'll bring out elements in my musical character that were lying dormant, because I'm relating what he's playing.
Quote examples
Rudolf Steiner
Austrian Philosopher
The capacities by which we can gain insights into higher worlds lie dormant within each one of us.
Quote examples
Dion Dublin
My passion for music lay dormant during my football career and now I can explore it.
Quote examples
Betty Gilpin
American Actress
Everyone has a dormant wrestling character in them that is pretty easy to tap into.
Quote examples
Alice Walker
American Author
Women have to summon up courage to fulfill dormant dreams.
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