Definition of active

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Active (a.) Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.

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Distractious :: Distractious (a.) Distractive.
Attractive :: Attractive (a.) Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies..
Indolent :: Indolent (a.) Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man..
Potentiate :: Potentiate (v. t.) To render active or potent.
Exhaust :: Exhaust (v. t.) To subject to the action of various solvents in order to remove all soluble substances or extractives; as, to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and ether..
Protractive :: Protractive (a.) Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing; delaying.
Silent :: Silent (a.) Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind is silent..
Dioptrical :: Dioptrical (a.) Of or pertaining to dioptrics; assisting vision by means of the refraction of light; refractive; as, the dioptric system; a dioptric glass or telescope..
Winsomeness :: Winsomeness (n.) The characteristic of being winsome; attractiveness of manner.
Galliard :: Galliard (a.) Gay; brisk; active.
Stupefied :: Stupefactive (a. & n.) Same as Stupefacient.
Active :: Active (a.) Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice..
Action :: Action (n.) Any one of the active processes going on in an organism; the performance of a function; as, the action of the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice..
Antagonize :: Antagonize (v. t.) To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.
Inactivity :: Inactivity (n.) The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter..
Chylific :: Chylific (a.) Chylifactive.
Savor :: Savor (a.) Pleasure; delight; attractiveness.
Cessant :: Cessant (a.) Inactive; dorman.
Heartily :: Heartily (adv.) With zeal; actively; vigorously; willingly; cordially; as, he heartily assisted the prince..
Self-active :: Self-active (a.) Acting of one's self or of itself; acting without depending on other agents.
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