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dormaunt

dormaunt is the obsolete form of dormant.

Meaning of dormant

Adjective

dormant (not comparable)

  1. Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
    • Grass goes dormant during the winter, waiting for spring before it grows again.
    Synonyms:
    quiescent
  2. In a sleeping posture; distinguished from couchant.
    • a lion dormant
  3. Leaning.

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Questions about dormaunt

What is dormaunt the obsolete form of?
Dormaunt is the obsolete form of dormant.

Words near dormaunt in the dictionary

  1. dormantly
  2. dormantories
  3. dormantory
  4. dormants
  5. dormative
  6. dormaunt
  7. dormcest
  8. dormed
  9. dormer
  10. dormer window
  11. dormer windows

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