active

1. 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. Source: opted

2. a. Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal. Source: opted

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

4. 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. Source: opted

5. a. Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes. Source: opted

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

7. a. Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn. Source: opted

8. a. Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy. Source: opted

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

10. a. Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive. Source: opted

11. a. Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state. Source: opted

12. adj. tending to become more severe or wider in scope Source: wordnet

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