active
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈæk.tɪv/
rhymes: -æktɪv
Forms: form: more active
form: most active
Etymology: From Middle English actyf, from Old French actif, from Latin āctīv(us), from agere (“to do, to act”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti. By surface analysis, act + -ive.
Senses: examples: text: certain active principles
text: the active powers of the mind
synonyms: acting
antonyms: passive
glosses: Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
examples: text: an active child or animal
synonyms: agile
nimble
antonyms: passive
indolent
still
glosses: Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.
examples: text: active laws
text: active hostilities
synonyms: in action
working
in force
antonyms: quiescent
dormant
extinct
glosses: In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
synonyms: in action
working
in force
antonyms: quiescent
dormant
extinct
glosses: In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
Emitting hot materials, such as lava, smoke, or steam, or producing tremors.
qualifier: such as volcano; geysers; etc; such as volcano; geysers; etc
raw_tags: of certain geological features
examples: text: an active man of business
text: active mind
text: active zeal
text: This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking.[…]He was smooth-faced, and his fresh skin and well-developed figure bespoke the man in good physical condition through active exercise, yet well content with the world's apportionment.
ref: 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
synonyms: busy
deedful
diligent
energetic
antonyms: dull
sluggish
indolent
inert
glosses: Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy
examples: text: active employment or service
text: active scenes
synonyms: operative
antonyms: passive
tranquil
sedentary
glosses: Requiring or implying action or exertion
examples: text: an active rather than a speculative statesman
antonyms: theoretical
speculative
glosses: Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative
examples: text: an active demand for corn
glosses: Brisk; lively.
examples: text: an active disease
text: an active remedy
antonyms: passive
slow
glosses: Implying or producing rapid action.
topics: grammar
heading
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: About verbs.
Applied to a form of the verb; — opposed to passive. See active voice.
topics: grammar
heading
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: About verbs.
Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
topics: grammar
heading
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: About verbs.
Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
examples: text: I think it should be upgraded to Visual BASIC, but I'm no good at that. So maybe someone here would like to take a crack at it. There are only 40 lines of active code, plus a few REMs. About 100 BASIC commands altogether.
ref: 2006 December 24, David Williams, “satellite program”, in comp.lang.basic.visual.misc (Usenet):
text: Edge uses green text for comments. This makes it easier for you to quickly differentiate between active code and comments.
ref: 2012, Chris Grover, “Triggering Actions”, in Adobe Edge Preview 5: The Missing Manual, 3rd edition, Sebastopol: O'Reilly Media, →ISBN, page 98:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: Eligible to be processed by a compiler or interpreter.
raw_tags: of source code
topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
electronics
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Not passive.
synonyms: top
antonyms: passive
bottom
qualifier: gay sexual slang
glosses: (of a homosexual man) enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.
Synonyms: word: abuzz
word: agile
word: airy
word: alive
word: animate
word: animated
word: brisk
word: busy
word: busy as a bee
word: buxom
word: buzzing
word: diligent
word: driven
word: driving
word: dynamic
word: eager
word: effervescent
word: energetic
word: enthusiastic
word: expeditious
word: frisky
word: gay
word: glowing
word: happy
word: hearty
word: impetuous
word: industrious
word: keen
word: kinetic
word: lively
word: merry
word: mobile
word: motivated
word: moving
word: nimble
word: peppy
word: perky
word: restive
word: snappy
word: spirited
word: sprightly
word: sprunt
word: spry
word: vibrant
word: vigorous
word: vivacious
word: vivid
word: zealous
word: zestful
word: zippy
Hypernyms: word: in action
Hyponyms: word: hyperactive
word: hypoactive
word: overactive
word: overenergetic
word: underactive
Derived terms: actifan
actimetry
activase
activate
active braking time
active camouflage
active couple
active directory
active dry yeast
active duty
active echolocation
active euthanasia
active fault
active front
active galactic nucleus
active galaxy
active gravitational mass
active ingredient
active learning
active lidar
active listening
actively
active material
active matrix
active measures
activeness
active participle
active photolocation
active power
active radar
active radicalization
active rock
active service
active shooter
active solar
active sonar
active timing
active transport
active travel
active vocabulary
active voice
active volcano
activewear
activism
activist
activity
activize
actometry
ambiactive
audioactive
autoactive
bioactive
bronchoactive
cardioactive
cloud-active
coactive
cyberactive
cytoactive
diurnal active photolocation
electroactive
endoactive
exoactive
French active
Greek active
hyperactive
hypoactive
immunoactive
interactive
magnetoactive
mechanoactive
mucoactive
myoactive
neuroactive
nocturnal active photolocation
nonactive
normoactive
omniactive
optically active
overactive
periactive
pharmacoactive
photoactive
phytoactive
piezoactive
preactive
proactive
pseudoactive
psychoactive
psychroactive
radioactive
retroactive
semiactive
semi-active
subactive
superactive
surface-active
unactive
underactive
vasoactive
venoactive
Related terms: word: act
english: in relation to sense 10
translation: in relation to sense 10
word: versatile
word: proactive
word: young