dormant
/ˈdɔːmənt/adjective
Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
Example sentences
- “Grass goes dormant during the winter, waiting for spring before it grows again.”
- “a lion dormant”
Featured as word of the day on January 12, 2028.
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