Definition: inactive but capable of becoming active
Usage: her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened
Similar words: inactive
Definition: not active physically or mentally
Usage: illness forced him to live an inactive life; dreamy and inactive by nature
Definition: (of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
Usage: a dormant volcano
Similar words: quiescent
Definition: being quiet or still or inactive
Synonyms: torpid, dormant, hibernating
Definition: in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
Usage: dormant buds; a hibernating bear; torpid frogs
Similar words: asleep
Definition: in a state of sleep
Usage: were all asleep when the phone rang; fell asleep at the wheel
Definition: lying with head on paws as if sleeping
Similar words: unerect
Definition: not upright in position or posture