English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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Active
(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.
Active
(a.)
Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body;
nimble; as, an active child or animal.
Active
(a.)
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; --
opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active
hostilities; an active volcano.
Active
(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.
Active
(a.)
Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to
sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active
scenes.
Active
(a.)
Given to action rather than contemplation; practical;
operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active
rather than a speculative statesman.
Active
(a.)
Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
Active
(a.)
Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease;
an active remedy.
Active
(a.)
Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See
Active voice, under Voice.
Active
(a.)
Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or
affects something else; transitive.
Active
(a.)
Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from
mere existence or state.