The definition of dormant is someone or something inactive, sleeping or quiet. An example of dormant is a volcano that isn't currently erupting. YourDictionary definition and usage example.
Meshach Taylor, best known for his role as ex-con Anthony Bouvier on 'Designing Women,' dies. Actor Meshach Taylor, best known for his role as the ex-con deliveryman Anthony Bouvier in the hit 1980s sitcom Designing Women, died Saturday at his home in Altadena. He was 67. The cause of his death was colorectal cancer, said his wife, Bianca Ferguson Taylor.
It originally starred Dixie Carter as president of the design firm Julia Sugarbaker, Delta Burke as her ex-beauty queen sister and the designing firm's silent partner, Suzanne Sugarbaker, Annie Potts as head designer Mary Jo Shively, and Jean Smart as office manager Charlene Frazier.