Nonactive


[ak-tiv] /ˈæk tɪv/

adjective
1.
engaged in ; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy:
an active life.
2.
being in a state of existence, progress, or motion:
active hostilities.
3.
involving physical effort and :
active sports.
4.
having the power of quick motion; nimble:
active as a gazelle.
5.
characterized by , motion, volume, use, participation, etc.:
an active market in wheat; an active list of subscribers.
6.
causing or change; capable of exerting influence (opposed to ):
active treason.
7.
effective (opposed to ):
active ingredients.
8.
Grammar. noting or pertaining to a voice of verbal inflection in which typically the subject of the sentence is represented as performing the expressed by the verb (opposed to ): Writes in He writes a letter every day is an active verb form.
9.
requiring or giving rise to ; practical:
an active course.
10.
(of a volcano) in eruption.
11.
Accounting. profitable; busy:
active accounts.
12.
requiring personal effort or attention; not automatic:
an active alarm system.
13.
interest-bearing:
active paper.
14.
Medicine/Medical. acting quickly; producing immediate effects:
active remedies.
15.
Sociology. (of a crowd) engaging in purposeful , often of a militant nature.
Compare (def 4).
16.
Aerospace. able to transmit signals:
an active communications satellite.
17.
Electronics. (of a device or system) acting as a source of electrical energy, as a generator, or capable of amplifying or converting voltages or currents, as a transistor or diode.
18.
(of a solar heating system) accumulating and distributing solar heat by mechanical means.
19.
Military. serving on .
noun
20.
Grammar.

21.
an active person, member, subscriber, etc.:
The circular was mailed only to the actives on our list.
22.
Informal. something showing considerable action or activity:
On the stock market there was heavy trading in the actives.
/ˈæktɪv/
adjective
1.
in a state of action; moving, working, or doing something
2.
busy or involved: an active life
3.
physically energetic
4.
exerting influence; effective: an active ingredient
5.
(grammar)

6.
being fully engaged in military service (esp in the phrase on active service)
7.
(of a volcano) erupting periodically; not extinct Compare dormant (sense 3), extinct (sense 3)
8.
(astronomy) (of the sun) exhibiting a large number of sunspots, solar flares, etc, and a marked variation in intensity and frequency of radio emission Compare quiet (sense 8)
9.
(commerce)

10.
(electronics)

noun
11.
(grammar)

12.
(mainly US) a member of an organization who participates in its activities
adj.

mid-14c., “given to worldly activity” (opposed to contemplative or monastic), from Old French actif (12c.) or directly from Latin activus, from actus (see act (n.)). As “capable of acting” (opposed to passive), from late 14c. Meaning “energetic, lively” is from 1590s; that of “working, effective, in operation” is from 1640s. Active voice is recorded from 1765 (grammatical use of active dates from mid-15c.).
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