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    [Adjective]  | "dor*mant" | \ ˈdȯr-mənt \


    1: represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws

    2: marked by a suspension of activity: such as

    3: temporarily devoid of external activity


    Origin: circa 1500 ;

     Middle English, fixed, stationary, from Anglo-French, from present participle of dormir to sleep, from Latin dormire; akin to Sanskrit drāti he sleeps;

    [Adjective]  | "dormant" 


    1: being in a state of suspended consciousness;


      * e.g., " ... the bears lay dormant in their den during the winter "





    2: not being in a state of use, activity, or employment;


      * e.g., " ... the engine lay dormant in the garage until we found a use for it "





     [ "dormant" ]

    1: A bit slow or stupid. A bit divvy, thick, backward...

      * e.g.,  ... Don't be so dormant! 

     [ "dormant" ]

    1: Delayed or will be in effective at a later date or time. Is also refered to as something that is not dominant at the moment.

      * e.g.,  ... Jasmin's feelings for JT were dormant until he brought sexyback; they flourished when JT rocked the shaved head look. 

     [ "The Dormant" ]

    1: The strongest person ever. He is a well-known famous beast. He is the strongest person and is a living legend in a game called Runescape. All bow down to him. Everyone shall suffer the wrath and fury of him.

      * e.g.,  ... The Dormant, I, I stumble in your presence. Please forgive me my lord. I...I truly am sorry. Forgive me legend. 

     [ "Dormant Fart" ]

    1: a fart that starts off as a small, deliberate fart, but then you suddenly realize that it isn't safe to fart at the moment, so you hold the rest of the fart as long as you can. When it's safe to fart, the fart will be about as loud as a fully-loaded whoopie cushion fart.

      * e.g.,  ... Jonny was at work, and farted at his desk when nobody was around. Before he finished the fart, his boss walked in to check on everyone. By the time the boss left, Jonny released his Dormant Fart, and everybody in the surrounding offices heard it. Including the boss. 

     [ "sexually dormant" ]

    1: Much like volcanic dormancy, sexual dormancy implies sexual activity in the past and sexual activity in the future at an unspecified time but a current state of inactivity.

      * e.g.,  ... Sarah was a slut in college, but she has become sexually dormant since graduation. 

     [ "dormant seed" ]

    1: a person at a party who is reluctant to join in the fun, who sits around looking miserable; socially awkward; a wallflower. a local term used in Chino Valley, AZ

      * e.g.,  ... "See that there boy sittin' around lookin' glum? What's eatin' him?" 

     [ "Dormant" ]

    1: When that ass too thicc and she dress like she wants the nine incher but she acts like a lesbo

      * e.g.,  ... "She want the d?" 

     [ "Sexually Dormant" ]

    1: When one does not have sex for 6 months or more.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude, I just realized I haven't had sex in like 6 months… I'm sexually dormant. 

     [ "Sexually dormant" ]

    1: The state of having the capacity to be sexually active (through a combination of physical attractiveness and developed social skills), but being sexually inactive through choice.

      * e.g.,  ... John: Hey, what’s up with Jess? She hasn’t spoken to me in like a week. 

     [ "Dormant Crush" ]

    1: When Person A has a crush on Person B but they do not act on it because Person B is in a relationship with someone else. If Person B gets out of the relationship, the crush no longer becomes "dormant"; Person A can act on the crush by flirting, dating, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... Kate: "So does Peter have a girlfriend?" 

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