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- English Word Active Definition Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.
- English Word Active Definition Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.
- English Word Active Definition Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice.
- English Word Active Definition Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
- English Word Active Definition Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
- English Word Actively Definition In an active manner; nimbly; briskly; energetically; also, by one's own action; voluntarily, not passively.
- English Word Actively Definition In an active signification; as, a word used actively.
- English Word Activeness Definition The quality of being active; nimbleness; quickness of motion; activity.
- English Word Activities Definition of Activity
- English Word Activity Definition The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human activities.
- English Word Actless Definition Without action or spirit.
- English Word Acton Definition A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail.
- English Word Actor Definition One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.
- English Word Actor Definition A theatrical performer; a stageplayer.
- English Word Actor Definition An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.
- English Word Actor Definition One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.
- English Word Actress Definition A female actor or doer.
- English Word Actress Definition A female stageplayer; a woman who acts a part.
- English Word Actual Definition Involving or comprising action; active.
- English Word Actual Definition Existing in act or reality; really acted or acting; in fact; real; -- opposed to potential, possible, virtual, speculative, conceivable, theoretical, or nominal; as, the actual cost of goods; the actual case under discussion.