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English Dictionary: Active |
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2 results for Active |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- active
- adj
- tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active
tuberculosis"
Antonym(s): inactive
- engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"
Synonym(s): active, combat-ready, fighting(a)
- disposed to take action or effectuate change; "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"; "an active antagonism"; "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances"
Antonym(s): inactive, passive
- taking part in an activity; "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations"
Synonym(s): active, participating
- characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"
Antonym(s): inactive
- exerting influence or producing a change or effect; "an active ingredient"
Antonym(s): inactive
- full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"
Antonym(s): inactive
- in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"
Synonym(s): active, alive(p)
- (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
Antonym(s): quiet
- expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"
Antonym(s): passive
- (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
Synonym(s): active, dynamic Antonym(s): stative
- (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
Antonym(s): extinct
- (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos"
Antonym(s): dormant, inactive
- engaged in full-time work; "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
Antonym(s): inactive
- n
- chemical agent capable of activity [syn: active agent,
active]
- the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb; "`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice"
Synonym(s): active voice, active Antonym(s): passive, passive voice
- a person who is a participating member of an organization; "the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees"
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Active \Ac"tive\, a. [F. actif, L. activus, fr. agere to act.]
1. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change;
communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to
{passive}, that receives; as, certain active principles;
the powers of the mind.
2. Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body;
nimble; as, an active child or animal.
Active and nervous was his gait. --Wordsworth.
3. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; --
opposed to {quiescent}, {dormant}, or {extinct}; as,
active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
4. Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic;
diligent; busy; -- opposed to {dull}, {sluggish},
{indolent}, or {inert}; as, an active man of business;
active mind; active zeal.
5. Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to
{sedentary} or to {tranquil}; as, active employment or
service; active scenes.
6. Given to action rather than contemplation; practical;
operative; -- opposed to {speculative} or {theoretical};
as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
7. Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
8. Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease;
an active remedy.
9. (Gram.)
(a) Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to
{passive}. See {Active voice}, under {Voice}.
(b) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts
upon or affects something else; transitive.
(c) Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct
from mere existence or state.
{Active capital}, {Active wealth}, money, or property that
may readily be converted into money.
Syn: Agile; alert; brisk; vigorous; nimble; lively; quick;
sprightly; prompt; energetic.
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