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deft
English
Etymology
From Middle English defte, daft (“gentle”), from Old English dæfte (“mild, gentle, meek”), from Proto-West Germanic *daft? (“fitting, suitable”), derived from *daban? (“to be suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?h?eb?- (“fitting, fit together”). Near cognates include Gothic ???????????????????????? (gad?fs, “suitable”), West Frisian deftich (“distinguished”), Dutch deftig (“distinguished”), German deftig (“coarse”). Further cognates include Russian ????? (dobro, “wealth, good”) and Latin faber (“craftsman; skillful”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /d?ft/
- Rhymes: -?ft
Adjective
deft (comparative defter, superlative deftest)
- Quick and neat in action; skillful.
Derived terms
- deftly
Related terms
- daft
Translations
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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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