active

Definitions

1. 1adjective

   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. 2adjective

   Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal.

3. 3adjective

   In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.

4. 4adjective

   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. 5adjective

   Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.

6. 6adjective

   Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.

7. 7adjective

   Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.

8. 8adjective

   Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.

9. 9adjective

   Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice.

10. 10adjective

    Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.

11. 11adjective

    Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.

12. 12noun

    a person who is a participating member of an organization

    "the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees"

13. 13noun

    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"

14. 14noun

    chemical agent capable of activity

15. 15adjective

    characterized by energetic activity

    "an active toddler"

    "active as a gazelle"

16. 16adjective

    engaged in full-time work

    "active duty"

    "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"

17. 17adjective

    full of activity or engaged in continuous activity

    "an active seaport"

    "an active bond market"

18. 18adjective

    tending to become more severe or wider in scope

    "active tuberculosis"

19. 19adjective

    disposed to take action or effectuate change

    "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"

    "an active antagonism"

20. 20adjective

    (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt

    "active volcanos"

21. 21adjective

    (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting

22. 22adjective

    (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being

    Synonyms

    dynamic
23. 23adjective

    expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"

24. 24adjective

    exerting influence or producing a change or effect

    "an active ingredient"

25. 25adjective

    (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions

26. 26adjective

    in operation

    "keep hope alive"

    "the tradition was still alive"

    Synonyms

    alive
27. 27adjective

    taking part in an activity

    "an active member of the club"

    "he was politically active"

    Synonyms

    participating
28. 28adjective

    engaged in or ready for military or naval operations

    "on active duty"

    "the platoon is combat-ready"

    Synonyms

    fighting