inactive vs dormant

inactive and dormant both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inactive	No	Yes	No	No
dormant	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, inactive and dormant are synonyms defined as:

inactive (adjective)	dormant (adjective)
(military) not involved in military operations	(of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
not active physically or mentally	in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly	inactive but capable of becoming active
lacking activity; lying idle or unused	lying with head on paws as if sleeping
lacking in energy or will
(of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
not exerting influence or change
not engaged in full-time work
not in physical motion
(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert