semi-dormant

sem·i-dor·mant

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Definitions of semi-dormant word

adjective semi-dormant lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid: The lecturer's sudden shout woke the dormant audience. 1
adjective semi-dormant in a state of rest or inactivity; inoperative; in abeyance: The project is dormant for the time being. 1
adjective semi-dormant Biology. in a state of minimal metabolic activity with cessation of growth, either as a reaction to adverse conditions or as part of an organism's normal annual rhythm. 1
adjective semi-dormant undisclosed; unasserted: dormant musical talent. 1
adjective semi-dormant (of a volcano) not erupting. 1
adjective semi-dormant Botany. temporarily inactive: dormant buds; dormant seeds. 1

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English dorma(u)nt < Anglo-French, present participle of dormir < Latin dormīre to sleep; see -ant

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".