Definition of Dormnt
Dor"mant (?), a. [F., p. pr. of
dormir to sleep, from L. dormire; cf. Gr. &?;, Skr.
drā, 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.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Inactive, asleep, suspended.
Grass goes dormant during the winter, waiting for spring before it grows again.
The bank account was dormant, there had been no transactions in months.
French
- dormant
- asleep
- gerund of dormir, sleeping
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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