Definition of active

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

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Spiritousness :: Spiritous (a.) Ardent; active.
Conceit :: Conceit (n.) Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively fancy.
Retired :: Retired (a.) Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician..
Spring :: Spring (v. i.) Any active power; that by which action, or motion, is produced or propagated; cause; origin; motive..
Cantharidin :: Cantharidin (n.) The active principle of the cantharis, or Spanish fly, a volatile, acrid, bitter solid, crystallizing in four-sided prisms..
Deedy :: Deedy (a.) Industrious; active.
Zouave :: Zouave (n.) One of an active and hardy body of soldiers in the French service, originally Arabs, but now composed of Frenchmen who wear the Arab dress..
Sweet :: Sweet (superl.) Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair; as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion..
Torpid :: Torpid (a.) Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive.
Dexterous :: Dexterous (a.) Ready and expert in the use of the body and limbs; skillful and active with the hands; handy; ready; as, a dexterous hand; a dexterous workman..
Unlikely :: Unlikely (a.) Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable.
Coactive :: Coactive (a.) Acting in concurrence; united in action.
Potentiate :: Potentiate (v. t.) To render active or potent.
Active :: Active (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..
Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly; active; sharp; clever..
Lernaeacea :: Lernaeacea (n. pl.) A suborder of copepod Crustacea, including a large number of remarkable forms, mostly parasitic on fishes. The young, however, are active and swim freely. See Illustration in Appendix..
Swanlike :: Swanky (n.) An active and clever young fellow.
Heptavalent :: Heptavalent (a.) Having seven units of attractive force or affinity; -- said of heptad elements or radicals.
Live :: Live (a.) Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as, a live man, or orator..
Slothful :: Slothful (a.) Addicted to sloth; inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle.
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