NYT Dictionary

DORMANT

/ˈdoɹmənt/
AdjectiveNounDOR-mantdor-mant · 2 syllablesGrade 5

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2021, 2024, 2026

Meaning

Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dormiēns, present participle of dormiō (“to sleep”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quiescenthibernatingtorpidinactivesleepingabeyantapatheticasleepbenumbedblase

Antonyms

antonym(s) of “inactivesuspended”activeextinct

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles, including a pangram:

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