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nondormant

nondormant

1 6.3
Actively growing or working instead of resting
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈdɔːrmənt/
  • Specialized
: no dormante
  • During the warm season, many plants become nondormant and begin to grow rapidly.

Examples

  • Scientists observed that the nondormant bacteria multiplied much faster than the dormant ones.

  • The nondormant plants thrived in the warm sunlight.

  • The nondormant seeds quickly sprouted after being planted in the moist soil.

  • This species remains nondormant throughout the winter.

  • These seeds are nondormant, meaning they will start growing as soon as they are planted.

  • The trees are nondormant during the mild winter, continuing to grow and sprout new branches.

  • In the lab, the nondormant bacteria multiply rapidly, demonstrating their active growth in favorable conditions.

Antonyms

dormant
15 4.0

Not active now but alive and able to become active again, for example a volcano or seed

How Dormant

active
232 1.0
nondormant
  • Specialized
1 6.3
dormant
15 4.0

Surface Forms

nondormant positive

Morphology

nondormant = dormant (transparent) = non + dormant

The prefix 'non-' straightforwardly negates the adjective 'dormant', creating an antonym whose meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Nondormant is made of non- meaning 'not' and dormant, from Latin 'dormire' meaning 'to sleep' and the same root in dormitory. So nondormant literally means 'not sleeping' and describes things that are active or growing.