1. (

• dormant ,
• hibernating ,
• torpid

) in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation; "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs" ;

2. (

• dormant ,
• inactive ,

) (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct; "a dormant volcano" ;

3. (

• dormant ,
• sleeping

) lying with head on paws as if sleeping ;

4. (

• abeyant ,
• dormant

) inactive but capable of becoming active; "her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened" ;