actif

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French actif, from Latin āctīvus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ak.tif/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)
  • Rhymes: -if
  • Homophone: actifs

Adjective

actif (feminine active, masculine plural actifs, feminine plural actives)

  1. active
    Antonym: inactif
    Coordinate terms: réactif, proactif
  2. (grammar) active
    Coordinate terms: passif, moyen
    la voix activethe active voice
  3. working, (relational) work
    la population activethe working population
    la vie activeworking life

Derived terms

Noun

actif m (plural actifs)

  1. (accounting) asset
    Coordinate term: passif
  2. (grammar) active
  3. (gay slang) top
    Antonym: passif
  4. (sciences) An active ingredient, in a perfume, experiment, etc.
    • 2016 June 29, “Michele in Wonderland”, in Blogspot[1]:
      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

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Middle English

Adjective

actif

  1. alternative form of actyf

Noun

actif

  1. alternative form of actyf

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin activus.

Adjective

actif m (oblique and nominative feminine singular active)

  1. active (involving activity, motion, etc.)