dormant
Quiet but present
Dormant describes something inactive but capable of becoming active again.
A dormant volcano hasn't erupted in recorded history but isn't extinct.
Seeds lie dormant until conditions favor germination.
A dormant bank account sees no transactions.
Animals enter dormancy to survive harsh seasons.
The disease can remain dormant for years before symptoms appear.
Without activity or purpose
- unusedNever put to purpose
- mothballedPreserved but inactive
- fallowUnplanted field recovering
- decommissionedRemoved from active service
shuttered · offline · out of service · disused · inoperative · deactivated · shelved · on hold
Kept out of sight
- untappedNot yet utilized
- unrealizedNot made actual
- potentialLatent capacity for development
- underlyingExisting beneath the surface
concealed · buried · suppressed · undeveloped · unexpressed · awaiting · slumbering · covert
Embryonic plant capsule
- bulbRounded storage organ
- sporeAsexual reproductive cell
- budUnopened plant growth
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
perennial · tuber · rhizome · corm · stratification · sprouting · overwintering · diapause
Inactive, sluggish state
- bearLarge furry omnivore
- denPrivate room or lair
- winterYear's coldest quarter
- sleepRecurring unconscious repose
metabolism · burrow · groundhog · bats · estivation · hibernacula · fat reserves · emergence
Lying with head lifted
- rampantFlourishing beyond control
- displayedPresented for observation
- lionManed African feline
- eagleLarge predatory bird
shield · charge · field · arms · crest · emblem · badge · blazon
Earth's fiery vent
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
- magma chamberSubsurface pocket holding liquefied rock
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
lava · fumarole · reawakening · seismic · supervolcano · Vesuvius · Yellowstone · Rainier
idle
Without activity or purpose
- unusedNever put to purpose
- mothballedPreserved but inactive
- fallowUnplanted field recovering
decommissioned · shuttered · offline · out of service · disused · inoperative · deactivated · shelved · on hold · suspended
hidden
Kept out of sight
- untappedNot yet utilized
- unrealizedNot made actual
- potentialLatent capacity for development
underlying · concealed · buried · suppressed · undeveloped · unexpressed · awaiting · slumbering · covert · veiled
seed
Embryonic plant capsule
germination · perennial · tuber · rhizome · corm · stratification · sprouting · overwintering · diapause · cyst
torpor
Inactive, sluggish state
sleep · metabolism · burrow · groundhog · bats · estivation · hibernacula · fat reserves · emergence · arousal
couchant
Lying with head lifted
eagle · shield · charge · field · arms · crest · emblem · badge · blazon · beast
volcano
Earth's fiery vent
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
- magma chamberSubsurface pocket holding liquefied rock
crater · lava · fumarole · reawakening · seismic · supervolcano · Vesuvius · Yellowstone · Rainier · geothermal
- volcanic activityeruption, active, lava, magma, extinct
- volcanoesvolcano, volcanic eruption, Mount Fuji, volcanic eruptions, caldera
- delaysdelays, delay, delayed, postponement, postpone
- plant growthbloom, bud, buds, flower, fruit
- volcano wordsactive, extinct, molten, eruptive, smoldering
- idlenessdoing nothing, idling, loafing, lounging, lazing
- dormant volcanoCurrently quiet volcanic peak
- dormant volcanoesCurrently non-erupting volcanic peaks
- dormant virusPathogen present but inactive
- dormant seasonTime of suspended growth
- dormant accountUnused financial holding
- dormant stateInactive period of rest