Dormant, "sleeping", may refer to:

Science

Dormancy Dormancy is a period in an organism's life cycle when growth, development, and (in animals) physical activity are temporarily stopped. This minimizes metabolic activity and therefore helps an organism to conserve energy. Dormancy tends to be clo ...

in an organism's life cycle * Dormant volcano, a volcano that is inactive but may become active in the future

Culture

*Dormant, a heraldry attitude signifying a sleeping animal with head resting upon paws *Dormant title, an hereditary title of nobility or baronetcy for which the rightful claimant has yet to be found *Dormant, an order of knighthood which is no longer conferred

Economics

* Dormant company, a currently inactive company *Dormant bank account, a bank account which lacks activity {{disambig