dormente — meaning in English

English meaning

• asleep adj In a state of sleep.
• dead adj No longer alive.
• dormant adj Temporarily inactive, as if asleep, but capable of becoming active again.
• numb adj Unable to feel physical sensation, especially because of cold or pressure on a nerve.

Senses

dormente is used for these senses in English:

• asleep (of a body part) Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.
• dead Experiencing pins and needles (paresthesia).
• dormant Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
• numb Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.
• numb Emotionally unable to feel or respond in a normal way.
• railroad tie (rail transport, US) A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another material such as concrete.

asleep — full definition

1. adj In a state of sleep.
2. adj Numb or tingling, describing a limb that has lost normal feeling from lack of blood flow.

dead — full definition

1. adj No longer alive.
2. adj No longer working, active, or in use.
3. adj Complete or exact, especially describing precision or stillness.
4. adv Completely; exactly.

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