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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.
Actively
(adv.)
In an active manner; nimbly; briskly; energetically;
also, by one's own action; voluntarily, not passively.
Actively
(adv.)
In an active signification; as, a word used actively.
Activeness
(n.)
The quality of being active; nimbleness; quickness of
motion; activity.
Activities
(pl. )
of Activity
Activity
(n.)
The state or quality of being active; nimbleness;
agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an
increasing variety of human activities.
Actless
(a.)
Without action or spirit.
Acton
(n.)
A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket
plated with mail.
Actor
(n.)
One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.
Actor
(n.)
A theatrical performer; a stageplayer.
Actor
(n.)
An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
Actor
(n.)
One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.