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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Dormant \Dor"mant\, n. [See Dormant, a.] (Arch.)
     A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of
     the other timbers rest or `` sleep.'' --Arch. Pub. Soc. --
     Called also dormant tree, dorman tree, dormond, and
     dormer. --Halliwell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Partner \Part"ner\, n. [For parcener, influenced by part.]
     1. One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker;
        an associate; a sharer. ``Partner of his fortune.''
        --Shak. Hence:
        (a) A husband or a wife.
        (b) Either one of a couple who dance together.
        (c) One who shares as a member of a partnership in the
            management, or in the gains and losses, of a business.
  
                  My other self, the partner of my life. --Milton.
  
     2. (Law) An associate in any business or occupation; a member
        of a partnership. See Partnership.
  
     3. pl. (Naut.) A framework of heavy timber surrounding an
        opening in a deck, to strengthen it for the support of a
        mast, pump, capstan, or the like.
  
     Dormant, or Silent, partner. See under Dormant, a.
  
     Syn: Associate; colleague; coadjutor; confederate; partaker;
          participator; companion; comrade; mate.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Dormant \Dor"mant\, a. [F., p. pr. of dormir to sleep, from L.
     dormire; cf. Gr. ?, Skr. dr[=a], OSlav. dr?mati.]
     1. Sleeping; as, a dormant animal; hence, not in action or
        exercise; quiescent; at rest; in abeyance; not disclosed,
        asserted, or insisted on; as, dormant passions; dormant
        claims or titles.
  
              It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . .
              very rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals
              upon a people.                        --Burke.
  
     2. (Her.) In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; --
        distinguished from couchant.
  
     Dormant partner (Com.), a partner who takes no share in the
        active business of a company or partnership, but is
        entitled to a share of the profits, and subject to a share
        in losses; -- called also sleeping or silent partner.
  
     Dormant window (Arch.), a dormer window. See Dormer.
  
     Table dormant, a stationary table. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Dormant \Dor"mant\, n. [See Dormant, a.] (Arch.)
     A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of
     the other timbers rest or `` sleep.'' --Arch. Pub. Soc. --
     Called also dormant tree, dorman tree, dormond, and
     dormer. --Halliwell.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  dormant
       adj 1: of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive; "a dormant volcano"
              [syn: inactive] [ant: extinct, active]
       2: lying with head on paws as if sleeping [syn: dormant(ip),
          sleeping]
       3: in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation;
          "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs" [syn:
           hibernating(a), torpid]
       4: not active but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of
          affection are dormant but easily awakened"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  dormant
     French a.
     1 (l en dormant)
     2 asleep
     French part.p.
     (present participle of fr dormir)
     Norman vb.
     (present participle of nrf dormi nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  dormant
     a.
     inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
     n.
     (lb en architecture) A crossbeam or joist.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  dormant
     French a.
     1 (l en dormant)
     2 asleep
     French part.p.
     (present participle of fr dormir)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  dormant
     French a.
     1 (l en dormant)
     2 asleep
     French part.p.
     (present participle of fr dormir)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  dormant
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm pprees d ormant dormir)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  dormant
     Engelska a.
     sovande, slumrande, inaktiv

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Dormant /dˈɔːmənt/
  خامل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  dormant //ˈdɔɹmənt// //ˈdɔːmənt// 
  латентен, неактивен, спящ
  inactive, asleep, suspended

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  dormant /dˈɔːmənt/ 
  nevyužitý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  dormant /dˈɔːmənt/ 
  nečinný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dormant /dˈɔːmənt/
  im Ruhezustand  [biol.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dormant /dˈɔːmənt/
  ungenutzt  [econ.]  [jur.]
        "dormant funds in court"  - bei Gericht hinterlegte, unverzinste Geldmittel
     Synonym: unemployed
  
   see: dormant capital, unemployed capital, dormant account
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dormant /dˈɔːmənt/
  untätig, still  [econ.]  [jur.]
   see: dormant partner, dormant partnership, dormant company
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  dormant /dˈɔːmənt/
  verborgen, latent, schlummernd 
        "a dormant talent"  - ein verborgenes Talent

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  dormant /dˈɔːmənt/
  
  σε λανθάνουσα κατάσταση

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  dormant //ˈdɔɹmənt// //ˈdɔːmənt// 
  horroksessa oleva
  inactive, asleep, suspended

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  dormant /dˈɔːmənt/ 
  1. सुशुप्त, सुस्त
        "A dormant volcano"
        "Dormant buds"
        "Her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened"

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  dormant /dˈɔːmənt/
  dremljiv, koji spava, miran, neaktivan, prikriven, uspavan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  dormant /dˈɔːmənt/
  1. alvó
  2. használatból kiment
  3. nyári álmot alvó
  4. szokásból kiment
  5. szunnyadó
  6. rejtett
  7. téli álmot alvó
  8. kialudt

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  dormant //ˈdɔɹmənt// //ˈdɔːmənt// 
  terbengkalai
  inactive, asleep, suspended

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  dormant //ˈdɔɹmənt// //ˈdɔːmənt// 
  休止中, 休眠中
  inactive, asleep, suspended

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  dormant /ˈdɔ:mənt/ 
    uśpiony

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  dormant /dˈɔːmənt/ 
  dormente, adormecido

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  dormant /dˈɔːmənt/
  1. uykuda olan, uyuşuk, cansız
  2. (colloq.) rafa kalkmış
  3. keşfedilmemiş. (kabiliyet)
  4. (bot.), (zool.) geçici bir süre için uykuya yatmış, hareketsiz. dormancy  uyku hali.

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  dormant /dɔʁ.mɑ̃/ 
  feste Part, stehende Part
  Extrémité d’une corde qui n’entre pas dans la réalisation d’un nœud

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈdɔɹmənt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  125 Moby Thesaurus words for "dormant":
     abeyant, apathetic, asleep, at rest, benumbed, between the lines,
     blase, bored, cataleptic, catatonic, comatose, concealed,
     contemplative, covert, cryptic, dead, dead asleep, debilitated,
     deep asleep, delitescent, do-nothing, dopey, droopy, drugged, dull,
     enervated, esoteric, exanimate, fast asleep, flaked-out, flat,
     foul, groggy, heavy, hebetudinous, hibernating, hidden, idle,
     immobile, in abeyance, in suspense, inactive, inanimate, inert,
     jaded, lackadaisical, laissez-aller, laissez-faire, languid,
     languorous, latent, leaden, lethargic, lifeless, listless, logy,
     lumpish, lurking, meditative, moribund, motionless, muffled,
     mystic, neuter, neutral, numb, obfuscated, oblivious, obscured,
     occult, out, paralytic, paralyzed, passive, phlegmatic, pooped,
     possible, potential, procrastinating, quiescent, quiet, quietist,
     quietistic, resting, sated, sedentary, slack, sleeping, sleepy,
     slow, sluggish, slumbering, slumberous, smoldering, somnolent,
     sound asleep, stagnant, stagnating, standing, standpat, static,
     stationary, still, stultified, submerged, supine, suspended, tame,
     torpid, unaroused, unconscious, under the surface, underlying,
     undisclosed, unexpressed, unmanifested, unmoving, unrevealed,
     vegetable, vegetative, veiled, virtual, wan, weary, world-weary
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 睡眠状态的,静止的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 睡眠状态的,静止的

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