Alive
Alive adjective - Being in effective operation.
Usage example: kept the cause of peace alive despite severe setbacks in relations between the two nations
Dormant
Dormant adjective - Not being in a state of use, activity, or employment.
Usage example: the engine lay dormant in the garage until we found a use for it
Nearby Word: dormancy
Both words in one sentence
- And it turns out he's still alive, but dormant...expect not and intends to wage war on humanity.
- However, after experiencing for months something resembling positive emotions, his heart comes alive after centuries of being dormant.
Source: Fanfic / Hope For The Heartless - He awakens a dormant meteorite containing the Nestene Consciousness, which animates a group of Autons (plastic automata) he created, which go on to create second-generation Autons that also come alive with the Nestene Consciousness.
Source: No Ontological Inertia
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