active
adjective
[ ˈaktɪv ]
• engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits.
• "although he was seventy he was still robust and active"
Similar:
mobile,
energetic,
agile,
sporty,
nimble,
vigorous,
vital,
dynamic,
sprightly,
spry,
lively,
animated,
bouncy,
bubbly,
perky,
frisky,
zestful,
spirited,
busy,
bustling,
occupied,
involved,
on the go,
on the move,
full of get-up-and-go,
full of vim and vigour,
full of beans,
sparky,
zippy,
peppy,
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed,
go-go,
• pursuing an occupation or activity at a particular place or in a particular way.
• "the artist was active in the 1920s"
• (of a thing) working; operative.
• "the old watermill was active until 1960"
Similar:
operative,
working,
functioning,
functional,
operating,
operational,
in action,
in operation,
in force,
live,
effective,
effectual,
powerful,
potent,
non-passive,
non-inert,
up and running,
• 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 ).
active
noun
• an active form of a verb.
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘preferring action to contemplation’): from Latin activus, from act- ‘done’, from the verb agere .
