actif

French

Etymology

    Category:French terms derived from Latin#ACTIFCategory:French terms derived from Old French#ACTIFCategory:French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eǵ- (drive)#ACTIFCategory:French terms derived from Proto-Italic#ACTIFCategory:French terms derived from Ancient Greek#ACTIFCategory:French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ACTIFCategory:French terms inherited from Old French#ACTIFCategory:Pages using etymon with no ID#ACTIF

    Inherited from Old FrenchCategory:French terms inherited from Old French#ACTIFCategory:French terms derived from Old French#ACTIF actif, from LatinCategory:French terms derived from Latin#ACTIF āctīvus.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    actif (feminine active, masculine plural actifs, feminine plural actives)Category:French lemmas#ACTIFCategory:French adjectives#ACTIFCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#ACTIFCategory:Pages with entries#ACTIFCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ACTIF

    1. active
      Antonym: inactif
      Coordinate terms: réactif, proactif
    2. (grammarCategory:fr:Grammar#ACTIF) active
      Coordinate terms: passif, moyen
      la voix active ― the active voiceCategory:French terms with collocations#ACTIF
    3. working, (relationalCategory:French relational adjectives#ACTIF) work
      la population active ― the working populationCategory:French terms with collocations#ACTIF
      la vie active ― working lifeCategory:French terms with collocations#ACTIF

    Derived terms

    Noun

    actif m (plural actifs)Category:French lemmas#ACTIFCategory:French nouns#ACTIFCategory:French countable nouns#ACTIFCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#ACTIFCategory:French masculine nouns#ACTIFCategory:Pages with entries#ACTIFCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ACTIF

    1. (accountingCategory:fr:Accounting#ACTIF) asset
      Coordinate term: passif
    2. (grammarCategory:fr:Grammar#ACTIF) active
    3. (gay slangCategory:French gay slang#ACTIF) top
      Antonym: passif
    4. (sciencesCategory:fr:Sciences#ACTIF) An active ingredient, in a perfume, experiment, etc.
      • 2016 June 29, “Michele in Wonderland”, in Blogspot‎:
        Ses actifs permettent de conserver à la peau son élasticité tout en lui rendant un peu de fermeté.
        Its active ingredients maintain the skin's elasticity while rendering it a bit more firm.
        Category:French terms with quotations#ACTIF

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    Anagrams

    Middle English

    Adjective

    actifCategory:Middle English alternative forms#ACTIFCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#ACTIFCategory:Pages with entries#ACTIFCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ACTIF

    1. alternative form of actyf

    Noun

    actifCategory:Middle English alternative forms#ACTIFCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#ACTIFCategory:Pages with entries#ACTIFCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ACTIF

    1. alternative form of actyf

    Old French

    Etymology

      Category:Old French terms derived from Ancient Greek#ACTIFCategory:Old French terms derived from Proto-Italic#ACTIFCategory:Old French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ACTIFCategory:Old French terms borrowed from Latin#ACTIFCategory:Old French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eǵ- (drive)#ACTIFCategory:Old French terms derived from Latin#ACTIFCategory:Pages using etymon with no ID#ACTIF

      Borrowed from LatinCategory:Old French terms borrowed from Latin#ACTIFCategory:Old French terms derived from Latin#ACTIF āctīvus.

      Adjective

      actif m (oblique and nominative feminine singular active)Category:Old French lemmas#ACTIFCategory:Old French adjectives#ACTIFCategory:Old French entries with incorrect language header#ACTIFCategory:Pages with entries#ACTIFCategory:Pages with 3 entries#ACTIF

      1. active (involving activity, motion, etc.)
      Category:French 2-syllable words Category:French adjectives Category:French countable nouns Category:French gay slang Category:French lemmas Category:French masculine nouns Category:French nouns Category:French relational adjectives Category:French terms derived from Ancient Greek Category:French terms derived from Latin Category:French terms derived from Old French Category:French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European Category:French terms derived from Proto-Italic Category:French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eǵ- (drive) Category:French terms inherited from Old French Category:French terms with IPA pronunciation Category:French terms with audio pronunciation Category:French terms with collocations Category:French terms with homophones Category:French terms with quotations Category:Middle English alternative forms Category:Old French adjectives Category:Old French lemmas Category:Old French terms borrowed from Latin Category:Old French terms derived from Ancient Greek Category:Old French terms derived from Latin Category:Old French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European Category:Old French terms derived from Proto-Italic Category:Old French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eǵ- (drive) Category:Pages using etymon with no ID Category:Pages with 3 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Rhymes:French/if Category:Rhymes:French/if/2 syllables Category:fr:Accounting Category:fr:Grammar Category:fr:Sciences