Active

==English==
===Etymology===
< < < < ; see act.
===Pronunciation===
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===Adjective===
# 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.
# Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal.
# In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; — opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct.
#: active laws
#: active hostilities
#: an active volcano
# 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.
# Requiring or implying action or exertion; — opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.
# Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; — opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
# Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
# Implying or producing rapid action.
#: an active disease
#: an active remedy
# Applied to a form of the verb; — opposed to passive. See active voice.
# Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
# Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
# enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner
# such a role in anal sex
====Synonyms====
* (1): acting
* (2): agile, nimble
* (3): in action, in force, working
* (4): busy, diligent, energetic
* (6): operative, practical
* (7): brisk, lively
* (9.2): transitive
* (10): top
* See also Wikisaurus:active
====Antonyms====
* (1): passive
* (2): indolent, lethargic
* (3): dormant, extinct, quiescent
* (4): dull, indolent, inert, sluggish
* (5): sedentary, tranquil
* (6): speculative, theoretical
* (7): slow
* (9.1): passive
* (10): passive, bottom
====Related terms====
* act
====See also====
* versatile (in relation to sense 10)
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===Noun===
# A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.
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==French==
===Adjective===
active 
# Feminine of actif
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==Romanian==
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