Active vs. Passive
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.
Passiveadjective
Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
Passiveadjective
Taking no action.
Passiveadjective
(grammar) Being in the passive voice.
Passiveadjective
(psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.
Passiveadjective
(finance) Not participating in management.
Passiveadjective
(aviation) Without motive power.
Passivenoun
The passive voice of verbs.
Passivenoun
A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.
Passiveadjective
Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene.
Passiveadjective
Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing; unresisting; as, passive obedience; passive submission.
Passiveadjective
Inactive; inert; unreactive; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive.
Passiveadjective
Designating certain morbid conditions, as hemorrhage or dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the vessels and tissues, with deficient vitality and lack of reaction in the affected tissues.
Passivenoun
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb;
Passiveadjective
lacking in energy or will;
Passiveadjective
peacefully resistant in response to injustice;
Passiveadjective
expressing thatthe subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb;
Passiveadjective
accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance
Passiveadjective
denoting a voice of verbs in which the subject undergoes the action of the verb (e.g. they were killed as opposed to the active form he killed them).
Passiveadjective
(of a circuit or device) containing no source of electromotive force
Passiveadjective
(of radar or a satellite) receiving or reflecting radiation from a transmitter or target rather than generating its own signal
Passiveadjective
(of a heating system) making use of incident sunlight as an energy source
Passiveadjective
(of a metal) made unreactive by a thin inert surface layer of oxide.
Passivenoun
a passive form of a verb.
Passivenoun
the passive voice.
