actif
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French actif, from Latin āctīvus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
actif (feminine active, masculine plural actifs, feminine plural actives)
- active
- (grammar) active
- Coordinate terms: passif, moyen
- la voix active ― the active voice
- working, (relational) work
- la population active ― the working population
- la vie active ― working life
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
actif m (plural actifs)
- (accounting) asset
- Coordinate term: passif
- (grammar) active
- (gay slang) top
- Antonym: passif
- (sciences) 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.
Descendants
- → Turkish: aktif
Further reading
- “actif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Middle English
Adjective
actif
- Alternative form of actyf
Noun
actif
- Alternative form of actyf
Old French
Etymology
Adjective
actif m (oblique and nominative feminine singular active)
- active (involving activity, motion, etc.)
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