different between active vs driving
active
English
Etymology
From Middle English actyf, from Old French actif, from Latin activus, from agere (“to do, to act”); see act.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æk.t?v/
- Rhymes: -ækt?v
Adjective
active (comparative more active, superlative most active)
- Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
- Synonym: acting
- Antonym: passive
- Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble.
- Synonyms: agile, nimble
- Antonyms: passive, indolent, still
- In action; actually proceeding; working; in force
- Synonyms: in action, working, in force
- Antonyms: quiescent, dormant, extinct
- (specifically, of certain geological features, such as volcano, geysers, etc) Emitting hot materials, such as lava, smoke, or steam, or producing tremors.
- Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy
- This new-comer was a man who in any company would have seemed striking. […] He was smooth-faced, and his fresh skin and well-developed figure bespoke the man in good physical condition through active exercise, yet well content with the world's apportionment.
- Synonyms: busy, deedful, diligent, energetic
- Antonyms: dull, sluggish, indolent, inert
- Requiring or implying action or exertion
- Synonym: operative
- Antonyms: passive, tranquil, sedentary
- Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative
- Antonyms: theoretical, speculative
- Brisk; lively.
- Implying or producing rapid action.
- Antonyms: passive, slow
- (heading, grammar) About verbs.
- Applied to a form of the verb; — opposed to passive. See active voice.
- Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts upon or affects something else; transitive.
- Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
- (computing, of source code) Eligible to be processed by a compiler or interpreter.
- (electronics) Not passive.
- (gay sexual slang) (of a homosexual man) enjoying a role in anal sex in which he penetrates, rather than being penetrated by his partner.
- Synonym: top
- Antonyms: passive, bottom
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:active
Derived terms
Related terms
- act
Translations
See also
- versatile (in relation to sense 10)
Noun
active (plural actives)
- A person or thing that is acting or capable of acting.
- 1989, The Alcalde (volume 78, number 2, page 11)
- "Alumni could become more active in giving guidance and leadership to students. They act as sort of a 'maturity governor' on fraternities," notes Ratliff, citing surveys suggesting that fraternity actives presume mistakenly that alumni want hazing […]
- 1989, The Alcalde (volume 78, number 2, page 11)
- (electronics) Any component that is not passive. See Passivity (engineering).
- 2013, David Manners, Hitchhikers' Guide to Electronics in the '90s (page 36)
- Components are split into two broad segments: actives and passives. Active components like the vacuum tube and the transistor contain the power to generate and alter electrical signals.
- 2013, David Manners, Hitchhikers' Guide to Electronics in the '90s (page 36)
Further reading
- active in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- active in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Cavite
Asturian
Verb
active
- first-person singular present subjunctive of activar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of activar
French
Adjective
active
- feminine singular of actif
Verb
active
- first-person singular present indicative of activer
- third-person singular present indicative of activer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of activer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of activer
- second-person singular imperative of activer
Anagrams
- cavité
German
Alternative forms
- aktive
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin ?ct?v?.
Adverb
active
- (grammar, obsolete) actively
Etymology 2
Adjective
active
- inflection of activ:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Interlingua
Adjective
active (not comparable)
- active
Related terms
- action
- activitate
Latin
Etymology 1
Adverb
?ct?v? (comparative ?ct?vius, superlative ?ct?vissim?)
- (grammar) actively
Etymology 2
Adjective
?ct?ve
- vocative masculine singular of ?ct?vus
References
- active in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- active in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
Middle English
Adjective
active
- Alternative form of actyf
Noun
active
- Alternative form of actyf
Portuguese
Verb
active
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of activar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of activar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of activar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of activar
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ak?ti.ve]
Adjective
active
- nominative feminine plural of activ
- accusative feminine plural of activ
- nominative neuter plural of activ
- accusative neuter plural of activ
Spanish
Verb
active
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of activar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of activar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of activar.
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driving
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: dr??v?ng, IPA(key): /?d?a?v??/
- Rhymes: -a?v??
Etymology 1
From Middle English dryvyng, drivende, from Old English dr?fende, from Proto-Germanic *dr?bandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *dr?ban? (“to drive”), equivalent to drive +? -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian drieuwend, West Frisian driuwend, Dutch drijvend, German Low German drievend, German treibend, Swedish drivande.
Verb
driving
- present participle of drive
Adjective
driving (comparative more driving, superlative most driving)
- That drives (a mechanism or process).
- (of wind, rain, etc): That drives forcefully; strong; forceful; violent
Derived terms
- driving force
- driving notes
- driving power
- driving rain
- driving spirit
- driving wind
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English driving, drivinge, equivalent to drive +? -ing. Compare Dutch drijving, German Treibung.
Noun
driving (countable and uncountable, plural drivings)
- The action of the verb to drive in any sense.
- 1825, Cobbett's Political Register (volume 54, page 789)
- […] with all its drivings of cattle and all its tithe battles, and all the killings and maimings consequent upon those battles, […]
- 1825, Cobbett's Political Register (volume 54, page 789)
- In particular, the action of operating a motor vehicle.
Derived terms
Translations
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