active
active is a 6-letter English word with 28 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- 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.
- adjective. Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal.
- adjective. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
- adjective. 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.
- adjective. Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.
- adjective. Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
- adjective. Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
- adjective. Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.
- adjective. Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice.
- adjective. Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
- adjective. Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
- noun. a person who is a participating member of an organization
"the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees"
- noun. 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"
- noun. chemical agent capable of activity
- adjective. characterized by energetic activity
"an active toddler"
"active as a gazelle"
- adjective. engaged in full-time work
"active duty"
"though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
- adjective. full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
"an active seaport"
"an active bond market"
- adjective. tending to become more severe or wider in scope
"active tuberculosis"
- adjective. disposed to take action or effectuate change
"a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"
"an active antagonism"
- adjective. (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt
"active volcanos"
- adjective. (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
- adjective. (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
- adjective. expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"
- adjective. exerting influence or producing a change or effect
"an active ingredient"
- adjective. (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
- adjective. in operation
"keep hope alive"
"the tradition was still alive"
- adjective. taking part in an activity
"an active member of the club"
"he was politically active"
- adjective. engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
"on active duty"
"the platoon is combat-ready"
Synonyms
dynamic, alive, participating, fighting
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