torpid vs dormant

torpid and dormant both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, torpid and dormant are synonyms defined as:

torpid and dormant: in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

Other synonyms of torpid include hibernating.

torpid (adjective)	dormant (adjective)
in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation	(of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
slow and apathetic	in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
	inactive but capable of becoming active
	lying with head on paws as if sleeping