active (6 letters)
active
11
- Length
- 6 letters
- Scrabble score
- 11 points
- Frequency
- Very common
- Pronunciation
- AKT-ihv
What it means
- noun — chemical agent capable of activity
- noun — the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
- noun — a person who is a participating member of an organization
- adjective — tending to become more severe or wider in scope
- adjective — engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
- adjective — disposed to take action or effectuate change
- adjective — taking part in an activity
- adjective — characterized by energetic activity
- adjective — exerting influence or producing a change or effect
- adjective — full of activity or engaged in continuous activity
- adjective — in operation
- adjective — (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
- adjective — expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"
- adjective — (used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being
- adjective — (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
- adjective — (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt
- adjective — engaged in full-time work