Active vs. Inactive

Activeadjective

Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.

Activeadjective

Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.

Activeadjective

In action; actually proceeding; working; in force

Activeadjective

Being an active volcano. Compare extinct and dormant

Activeadjective

Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy

Activeadjective

Requiring or implying action or exertion

Activeadjective

Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative

Activeadjective

Brisk; lively.

Activeadjective

Implying or producing rapid action.

Activeadjective

About verbs.

Activeadjective

Applied to a form of the verb; — opposed to passive. See active voice.

Activeadjective

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

Activeadjective

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

Activeadjective

Capable of being processed by a compiler or interpreter.

Activeadjective

(gay sexual slang) of a homosexual man enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.

Activenoun

A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.

Activeadjective

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.

Activeadjective

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

Activeadjective

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

Activeadjective

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.

Activeadjective

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

Activeadjective

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

Activeadjective

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

Activeadjective

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

Activeadjective

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

Activenoun

chemical agent capable of activity

Activenoun

the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb;

Activenoun

a person devoted to the active life

Activeadjective

tending to become more severe or wider in scope;

Activeadjective

engaged in or ready for military or naval operations;

Activeadjective

disposed to take action or effectuate change;

Activeadjective

taking part in an activity;

Activeadjective

characterized by energetic activity;

Activeadjective

exerting influence or producing an effect;

Activeadjective

full of activity or engaged in continuous activity;

Activeadjective

in operation;

Activeadjective

of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions

Activeadjective

expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:

Activeadjective

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

Activeadjective

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

Activeadjective

producing activity or change

Activeadjective

engaged in full-time work;

Activeadjective

being in physical motion;

Activeadjective

characterized by energetic bodily activity;

Activeadjective

engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits

Activeadjective

moving or tending to move about vigorously or frequently

Activeadjective

characterized by busy or lively activity

Activeadjective

(of a person's mind or imagination) alert and lively

Activeadjective

pursuing an occupation or activity at a particular place or in a particular way

Activeadjective

participating or engaged in a particular sphere or activity in a positive or spontaneous rather than a passive way

Activeadjective

(of a thing) working; operative

Activeadjective

(of an electric circuit) capable of modifying its state or characteristics automatically in response to input or feedback

Activeadjective

(of a volcano) that is erupting or has erupted in historical times

Activeadjective

(of a disease) in which the symptoms are manifest; not in remission or latent

Activeadjective

having a chemical or biological effect on something

Activeadjective

denoting a voice of verbs in which the subject is typically the person or thing performing the action and which can take a direct object (e.g. she loved him as opposed to the passive form he was loved).

Activenoun

an active form of a verb.

Inactiveadjective

Not active, temporarily or permanently.

Inactiveadjective

Not functioning or operating; broken down

Inactiveadjective

Retired from duty or service.

Inactiveadjective

(chemistry) Relatively inert.

Inactiveadjective

(physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light.

Inactiveadjective

Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.

Inactiveadjective

Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.

Inactiveadjective

Not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically inactive; optically neutral; - said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.

Inactiveadjective

Lacking biological or biochemical activity; not causing a specific biological or biochemical effect; - said of substances such as enzymes which have lost their catalytic power, or of small molecules which are tested for some type of biological activity and found to lack that activity; as, after boiling for ten minutes, the enzyme was totally inactive; the methyl analog was inactive as an antibiotic.

Inactiveadjective

not participating in a chemical reaction;

Inactiveadjective

not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly

Inactiveadjective

not active or exerting influence

Inactiveadjective

of e.g. volcanos; permanently inactive;

Inactiveadjective

of e.g. volcanos; temporarily inactive;

Inactiveadjective

lacking in energy or will;

Inactiveadjective

lacking activity; lying idle or unused;

Inactiveadjective

not engaged in full-time work;

Inactiveadjective

not active physically or mentally;

Inactiveadjective

not engaged in military action

Inactiveadjective

not in physical motion;

Inactiveadjective

temporarily inactive

Inactiveadjective

not engaging in or involving any or much physical activity

Inactiveadjective

not working; inoperative

Inactiveadjective

not engaging in political or other activity

Inactiveadjective

having no chemical or biological effect

Inactiveadjective

(of a disease) not exhibiting symptoms

Inactive

Inactive is a TRPV channel in invertebrates. Inactive mutant flies show locomotor and hearing deficits.