"dormant" in the adjective sense
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"
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