Definition:
- (a.) 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.
- (a.) Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal.
- (a.) In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
- (a.) 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.
- (a.) Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.
- (a.) Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
- (a.) Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
- (a.) Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.
- (a.) Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice.
- (a.) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
- (a.) Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
Compare active with other words:
active vs. living
active vs. factive
activate vs. active
active vs. occupied
action vs. active
active vs. cause
active vs. vibrant
active vs. progressive
active vs. asset
abounding vs. active
active vs. ample
active vs. volatile
active vs. social
active vs. rigid
active vs. effect
active vs. idle
active vs. enable
active vs. aggressive
actinic vs. active
active vs. vegetous
active vs. actuose
active vs. deedy
active vs. nonpassive
active vs. quietist
active vs. perceptive
active vs. actual
active vs. enthusiastic
active vs. sociable
active vs. quiet
active vs. spry
active vs. hurried
active vs. positive
active vs. impassive
active vs. lazy
active vs. valid
active vs. demonstrate
active vs. overlive
active vs. wimble
active vs. galliard
active vs. subsidence
active vs. vegete
active vs. diathesis
active vs. activeness
active vs. kicking
active vs. bestir
active vs. operational
active vs. stimulant
active vs. athletic
active vs. proactive
active vs. intellectual
active vs. dexterous
active vs. exhaustion
active vs. hearty
active vs. engagement
active vs. animate
active vs. wick
active vs. activist
active vs. bustle
active vs. inactive
active vs. wight
active vs. logos
active vs. fierce
active vs. raging
active vs. effective
active vs. pistol
active vs. kinetic
active vs. content
active vs. rife
active vs. vigorous
active vs. politician
active vs. awork
active vs. quiver
active vs. bottom
active vs. slow
active vs. lethargic
active vs. transitive
active vs. brisk
active vs. lively
active vs. practical
active vs. energetic
active vs. operative
active vs. diligent
active vs. busy
active vs. working
active vs. nimble
active vs. agile
acting vs. active
active vs. theoretical
active vs. penetrate
active vs. speculative
active vs. tranquil
active vs. inert
active vs. indolent
active vs. sluggish
active vs. dull
active vs. extinct
active vs. dormant
active vs. quiescent
active vs. top
active vs. cruise
active vs. dynamic
active vs. diurnal
active vs. sedentary
active vs. activity
active vs. thick
active vs. quick
active vs. osmosis
active vs. instant
active vs. diffusion
active vs. passive
active vs. connotation
active vs. seme
about vs. active
act vs. active