Results for "active
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active
(Religious Terms Dictionary) :
{"word": "active", "results": [{"examples": ["on active duty"], "synonyms": ["combat-ready", "fighting"], "similarTo": ["operational"], "definition": "engaged in or ready for military or naval operations", "derivation": ["activeness", "activity"], "inCategory": ["armed services", "armed forces", "military", "military machine", "war machine"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"typeOf": ["chemical agent"], "synonyms": ["active agent"], "definition": "chemical agent capable of activity", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"antonyms": ["stative"], "synonyms": ["dynamic"], "definition": "(used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being", "inCategory": ["grammar"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["an active member of the club", "he was politically active"], "synonyms": ["participating"], "similarTo": ["involved"], "definition": "taking part in an activity", "derivation": ["activeness", "activity"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"examples": ["an active tradition"], "synonyms": ["alive"], "similarTo": ["existent", "existing"], "definition": "in operation", "derivation": ["activeness", "activity"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"typeOf": ["voice"], "examples": ["`The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice"], "synonyms": ["active voice"], "definition": "the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"typeOf": ["someone", "soul", "mortal", "person", "somebody", "individual"], "examples": ["the club issues a list of members, both the actives and the retirees"], "definition": "a person who is a participating member of an organization", "partOfSpeech": "noun"}, {"also": ["energetic", "lively"], "antonyms": ["inactive"], "examples": ["an active toddler", "active as a gazelle", "an active man is a man of action"], "attribute": ["activity", "activeness"], "similarTo": ["nimble", "sporty", "acrobatic", "gymnastic", "astir", "athletic", "spry", "quick", "agile", "overactive", "on the go", "hyperactive", "hot", "about"], "definition": "characterized by energetic activity", "derivation": ["activeness", "activity"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"antonyms": ["passive"], "examples": ["a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations", "an active antagonism", "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances"], "attribute": ["activeness", "activity"], "similarTo": ["activist", "proactive", "hands-on", "activistic"], "definition": "disposed to take action or effectuate change", "derivation": ["activeness", "activity"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"antonyms": ["inactive"], "examples": ["active duty", "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"], "similarTo": ["activated"], "definition": "engaged in full-time work", "derivation": ["activeness", "activity"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"antonyms": ["inactive"], "examples": ["an active ingredient"], "similarTo": ["activated", "counteractive", "surface-active"], "definition": "exerting influence or producing a change or effect", "derivation": ["activeness", "activity"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"antonyms": ["passive"], "examples": ["Hemingway favors active constructions"], "definition": "expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:", "inCategory": ["grammar"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"antonyms": ["inactive"], "examples": ["an active seaport", "an active bond market", "an active account"], "similarTo": ["brisk", "bustling", "busy", "going", "open", "springy"], "definition": "full of activity or engaged in continuous activity", "derivation": ["activeness", "activity"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"also": ["live"], "antonyms": ["extinct"], "similarTo": ["alive", "live"], "definition": "(of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting", "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"antonyms": ["dormant"], "examples": ["active volcanos"], "attribute": ["action", "activity", "activeness"], "similarTo": ["eruptive"], "definition": "(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt", "derivation": ["activity", "activeness"], "inCategory": ["volcano", "vent"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"antonyms": ["quiet"], "definition": "(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions", "derivation": ["activity", "activeness"], "inCategory": ["astronomy", "uranology"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}, {"antonyms": ["inactive"], "examples": ["active tuberculosis"], "similarTo": ["progressive"], "definition": "tending to become more severe or wider in scope", "derivation": ["activeness", "activity"], "inCategory": ["pathology"], "partOfSpeech": "adjective"}], "frequency": 4.09, "syllables": {"list": ["ac", "tive"], "count": 2}, "pronunciation": {"all": "'æktɪv"}}