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Australian merchant ship wrecked in 1898
Active was a wooden ketch that was wrecked on 19 January 1898 on the Oyster Bank at the entrance of Newcastle Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, near
Active_(1877)
Eleventh and penultimate conflict of the Russo-Turkish wars
The Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and a coalition led by the Russian Empire which included Romania, Serbia, and
Russo-Turkish_War_(1877–1878)
American inventor and businessman (1847–1931)
1995, pp. 97–98 Edison, Thomas A. 1877. Telephones or speaking-telegraphs. US patent 203,018 filed December 13, 1877, and issued April 30, 1878. Baldwin
Thomas_Edison
American businessman (1854–1922)
farm in Nebraska. In 1877, during the Black Hills Gold Rush, Brown went to Deadwood Gulch in the Black Hills of the Dakotas in 1877 and was engaged in placer
James_Joseph_Brown
Wooden carvel ketch built in 1877 at Williams River, Eagleton, Australia
Agnes was a wooden carvel ketch built in 1877 at Williams River, Eagleton, near Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. She was wrecked when she foundered
Agnes_(1877)
English industrialist and inventor (1855-1901)
William Hillman for several years, building Ariel cycles.[citation needed] In 1877, he started a new business Starley & Sutton Co with William Sutton, a local
John_Kemp_Starley
English cricketer
(24 October 1856 – 18 April 1911) was an English first-class cricketer active 1877–86 who played for Middlesex. He was born in London; died in Brighton
George_Spillman
English cricketer
(18 June 1854 – 28 October 1922) was an English first-class cricketer active 1877 who played for Middlesex. He was born in Cambridge; died in Burnham-on-Sea
Walter_Bunting
Famine in India under Crown rule
America and parts of Africa caused by an interplay between the 1877–1878 El Niño and an active Indian Ocean Dipole that led to between 19 and 50 million deaths
Great_Famine_of_1876–1878
Military unit
Army: 1914 10th Army: 1914 1st Army: 1914 2nd Army: 1915 11th Army: 1917 1877: Vasily Fedorovich Rall 1878–1883: Christopher Roop 1889–1900: Alexei Kulgachev
6th Army Corps (Russian Empire)
6th_Army_Corps_(Russian_Empire)
Active was a ketch that was launched in 1850 and that wrecked at the entrance of the Hunter River in New South Wales on 18 February 1852. "Shipwrecks of
Active_(1850)
English cricketer
(9 August 1861 – 20 July 1943) was an English first-class cricketer active 1877–80 who played for Middlesex. He was born in Glasgow; died in Whitchurch
James Stewart (English cricketer)
James_Stewart_(English_cricketer)
Australian steamship, launched 1877
27 June 1877. She put into the Clarence River in New South Wales in mid-July 1877 and arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, on 18 July 1877. While under
SS_Bonnie_Dundee
Military unit
the Scranton City Guards Battalion of the Pennsylvania National Guard in 1877, and expanded into the 13th Infantry Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard
109th Infantry Regiment (United States)
109th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
Forced migrations from areas of Serbia and Montenegro
The expulsion of the Albanians (1877–1878) refers to events of forced migration of Albanian populations from areas that became incorporated into the Principality
Expulsion of the Albanians (1877–1878)
Expulsion_of_the_Albanians_(1877–1878)
New Zealand Presbyterian minister and social reformer (1850–1932)
missionary or a minister Waddell and his wife migrated to New Zealand in 1877. Settling in Dunedin, he led St Andrew's Presbyterian Church for forty years
Rutherford_Waddell
English cricketer, hunter, and barrister
was Barrister, Big Game Hunter and an English first-class cricketer active 1877–82 who played for Middlesex. He was born in Chertsey; died in Nairobi
Charles_Bulpett
American prospector (1835–1893)
as early as 1876, but the first mining claim was filed on August 2, 1877. In 1877, a U.S. Cavalry patrol from Fort Bowie was tracking Apache Indians and
George_Warren_(prospector)
high school in Logan, Utah. It was founded by Brigham Young on August 6, 1877, 23 days before his death. He deeded several acres of land to a board of
Brigham_Young_College
English cricketer
Edgar Wiltshire (25 September 1877 – 25 August 1912) was an English first-class cricketer active 1902–03 who played for Surrey. He was born in Addiscombe;
Edgar_Wiltshire
President of the United States from 1877 to 1881
January 17, 1893) was the 19th president of the United States, serving from 1877 to 1881. He served as Cincinnati's city solicitor from 1858 to 1861 and was
Rutherford_B._Hayes
The 1877 Atlantic hurricane season featured one of the most devastating tropical cyclones to impact the Dutch Caribbean constituent country of Curaçao
1877 Atlantic hurricane season
1877_Atlantic_hurricane_season
British typographer and type founder
William Thorowgood (died 1877) was a British typographer and type founder. On the death of its founder Robert Thorne in 1820, Thorowgood bought the Fann
William_Thorowgood
Russian playwright, theatre critic and librettist
8-volume compilation The Dramas by V. Krylov published in Saint Petersburg in 1877—1894, as well as The Poems (Стихотворения, 1898) and The Prose (Проза, in
Viktor_Krylov
German businessman
brother in the banking business of their father, Thyssen was co-owner since 1877 August Thyssen's Styrum Mill Thyssen & Co. He held this position in various
Joseph_Thyssen
Bulgarian volunteer army units
Bulgarian voluntary army units, who took part in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. The people in these units were called opalchenets-pobornik (опълченец-поборник)
Bulgarian_Volunteer_Corps
1849 sailing vessel built in Nova Scotia, Canada
the Wollongong breakwater in New South Wales on the evening of 10 March 1877, when the wind changed while she was trying to enter the harbour of Wollongong
Agnes_(1849)
history, and was widely speculated to have been resolved by the Compromise of 1877, in which Hayes supposedly agreed to end Reconstruction in exchange for the
1876 United States presidential election
1876_United_States_presidential_election
Royal Italian Army unit from 1877 to 1943
(Italian: II Corpo d'Armata) was a corps of the Royal Italian Army between 1877 and 1943. During World War I, it fought on the Western Front under General
II_Army_Corps_(Italy)
List of ships with the same or similar names
Tasmania. Active (1850) was a ketch that was wrecked at the entrance of the Hunter River in New South Wales on 18 February 1852. Active (1877) was a ketch
Active_(ship)
Military unit
Infantry Battalion from a cadre of the Poltava Local Battalion on 31 July 1877. It was redesignated as the 64th Reserve Infantry Battalion (Cadre) on 10
176th Perevolochna Infantry Regiment
176th_Perevolochna_Infantry_Regiment
Multi-lateral diplomatic meeting regarding Bosnia (1876–77)
in Constantinople (now Istanbul) from 23 December 1876 until 20 January 1877. Following the beginning of the Herzegovinian Uprising in 1875 and the April
Constantinople_Conference
German zoologist and explorer (1854–1884)
University in Jena with the Darwinist Ernst Haeckel and attained a doctorate in 1877. His dissertation was on Helgoland leptomeduses. In April 1880, he and Paul
Richard_Böhm
Military unit
unit constituted 19 June 1877 as the 1st Regiment, Idaho Volunteer Militia, Territory of Idaho. Organized June–August 1877 from new or existing companies
148th Field Artillery Regiment
148th_Field_Artillery_Regiment
Shopping arcade in Milan, Italy
designed in 1861 and built by architect Giuseppe Mengoni between 1865 and 1877. The structure consists of two glass-vaulted arcades intersecting in an octagon
Galleria_Vittorio_Emanuele_II
Topics referred to by the same term
Derbyshire John Ward (Hampshire cricketer) (active 1877), English cricketer for Hampshire John Ward (Kent cricketer) (active 1800–1806), English cricketer in Kent
John_Ward
Teachers college in Dublin, Ireland
College) was a College of Education in Dublin, Ireland from its foundation in 1877 until its closure in 1988. Educating primary school teachers, and located
Carysfort_College
American university professor, botanist and collector (1877–1949)
Ethel Winifred Bennett Chase (19 December 1877 – 26 August 1949) was an American botanist, a professor of botany and the dean of women at what is now Wayne
Winifred_B._Chase
Swedish actress (1855–1925)
Royal Dramatic Theatre School from 1874 to 1877. She made her stage debut at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1877 in a play titled Ett namn. She was engaged
Thecla_Åhlander
Events from the year 1877 in Ireland. May – Sophia Jex-Blake qualifies as a Licentiate of the King’s and Queen’s College of Physicians of Ireland (LKQCPI)
1877_in_Ireland
Swedish actor
Svennberg made his stage debut at the Folkan Theatre in his hometown in 1877. From 1878 to 1891 he was engaged with various national touring theatre companies
Tore_Svennberg
Military unit
1918, it was only of corps strength. The Seventh Army was established in 1877 for service in Arabia and the Yemen. By 1908 it consisted of the 13th and
Seventh_Army_(Ottoman_Empire)
American actor
characters Rosalind, and MacDowell was briefly on as Charles the wrestler. By 1877 MacDowell made his first professional acting appearance in the United States
Melbourne_MacDowell
Tectonic belt of earthquakes and volcanoes
or 22,110 ft), which is the world's highest historically active volcano, last erupting in 1877. Chile has experienced numerous volcanic eruptions from
Ring_of_Fire
English cricketer
Ralph Eustace Hemingway (15 December 1877 – 15 October 1915) was an English first-class cricketer active 1903–14 who played for Nottinghamshire. He was
Ralph_Hemingway
1904–1922 Italian political party
secularism, social liberalism, and anti-clericalism. Since 1877, the Radical Party was active as a loose parliamentary group grown out from the Historical
Italian_Radical_Party
Women-only educational institution in Glasgow, Scotland
by Jessie Campbell, The institution existed from its initial formation in 1877 as an association for higher education, before then becoming an independent
Queen Margaret College (Glasgow)
Queen_Margaret_College_(Glasgow)
19th-century secret society in Ireland
were convicted of murder and other crimes and were executed by hanging in 1877 and 1878. This history remains part of local Pennsylvania lore and the actual
Molly_Maguires
British clipper ship
Hereward, was British clipper ship that was built in Scotland in 1877. She had an iron hull, three masts and full rig. The ship was wrecked at Maroubra
Hereward_(ship)
American saxophonist (1862–1934)
1934) was an American saxophone virtuoso of the nineteenth century. From 1877–1881, when female woodwind and brass players were rare, Linden performed
Louise_Linden
Family of spiders (Sparassidae)
Latreille, 1804 – Asia, Australia, Melanesia, Colombia, Peru Holconia Thorell, 1877 – Australia Irileka Hirst, 1998 – Australia Isopeda L. Koch, 1875 – Philippines
Huntsman_spider
Avoidance of the consumption of alcohol
Hayes – wife of Rutherford B. Hayes and First Lady of the United States from 1877 to 1881 Tom Holland – British actor in films such as Spider-Man: Homecoming
Teetotalism
Former association football club in Scotland
Football Association. Petershill was an active if unsuccessful club, entering the Scottish Cup every season from 1877–78 to 1882–83, but it only won two ties
Petershill_F.C._(1877)
Military unit
(Italian: I Corpo d'Armata) was a corps of the Royal Italian Army between 1877 and 1943. The I Army Corps was based in Turin and participated in World War
I_Army_Corps_(Italy)
School, Edinburgh. He was apprenticed to Harland and Wolff in Belfast and, in 1877, opened his own shipyard on the river Lagan with Frank Workman. Clark's mother's
Sir_George_Clark,_1st_Baronet
19th century English sailing ship
an iron beacon that in 1820 had been placed on the reef. Between 1856 and 1877 HMS Bramble replaced Ann. Hackman (2001), p. 272. LR (1828), supple. pages
Edward_Lombe_(1828)
Paddle steamer
cautioning both said masters to be more careful for the future. In December 1877 it was reported that whilst the schooner African Maid was under tow down
PS_Herald
English cricketer
Burrell Neale Driver (c. 1820 – 25 May 1877) was an English first-class cricketer active 1847–53 who played for Surrey. He was born in Southwark and died
Burrell_Driver
1877 Japanese samurai revolt
status obsolete. The rebellion lasted from 29 January until 24 September 1877, when it was decisively crushed, and its leader, Saigō Takamori, was shot
Satsuma_Rebellion
Jewish educational institution in Kaunas, Lithuania
Beis Yitzchok, was a kollel located in Kaunas, Lithuania. It was founded in 1877 by Rabbi Yisrael Lipkin Salanter when he was 67. Kovno Kollel's purpose was
Kovno_Kollel
Emperor of Russia from 1881 to 1894
Pour le Mérite (military), 27 December 1877 Kingdom of Romania: Grand Cross of the Star of Romania, 15 November 1877 Military Virtue Medal, 17 January 1878
Alexander_III_of_Russia
English cricketer
Cooper-Key (13 November 1856 – 13 July 1936) was an English cricketer active in 1877 who played for Oxford University. He was born in Hereford and died in
Charles_Cooper-Key
election for the third Reichstag of the German Empire was held on 10 January 1877. It was a regularly scheduled election based on the three-year legislative
1877_German_federal_election
American clairvoyant (1877–1945)
Edgar Cayce (/ˈkeɪsiː/; March 18, 1877 – January 3, 1945) was an American clairvoyant who reported and chronicled an ability to diagnose diseases and recommend
Edgar_Cayce
English textile artist, author, and socialist (1834–1896)
Nowhere (1890), and the fantasy romance The Well at the World's End (1896). In 1877, he founded the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings to campaign
William_Morris
Faction of the 19th-century U.S. Republican Party
founding in 1854—some six years before the Civil War—until the Compromise of 1877, which effectively ended Reconstruction. They called themselves "Radicals"
Radical_Republicans
Ship that disappeared in the Tasman Sea in 1810
Active was the French ship Alsace that the Royal Navy captured in 1803. William Bennett purchased her and named her Active, in place of a previous Active
Active_(1804_ship)
American white supremacist hate group
Scaturro, Frank (October 26, 2006). "The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant, 1869–1877". College of St. Scholastica. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011
Ku_Klux_Klan
lime burning purposes in which she remained till she has wrecked. In July 1877 one of the crewman of the Advance died on board the vessel. The cause of
Advance_(1872)
American religious leader (1801–1877)
Brigham Young (/ˈbrɪɡəm/ BRIG-əm; June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) was an American religious leader and politician. He was the second president of the Church
Brigham_Young
United States Army combat formation
infantry regiment of the United States Army. It currently comprises three active battalions and is readily identified by its nickname, The Old Guard, as
3rd Infantry Regiment (United States)
3rd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
Irish rebel (1877–1916)
(Irish: Mícheál Ó hAnnracháin; 17 March 1877 – 4 May 1916) was an Irish rebel who was executed for his active role in the 1916 Easter Rising. He was born
Michael_O'Hanrahan
English cricketer
(1877–1951) was an English cricketer active from 1904 to 1924 who played for Northamptonshire (Northants). He was born in Northampton on 2 August 1877
David_Hardy_(cricketer)
Period after American Civil War (1865–1877)
Compromise of 1877 which awarded the election to Republican Rutherford B. Hayes on the understanding that federal troops would cease to play an active role in
Reconstruction_era
Japanese-American photographer
Harry K. Shigeta (1877–1963) was a Japanese–American photographer. He was active in the Little Tokyo, Los Angeles art scene in the 1920s. He moved to Chicago
Harry_K._Shigeta
American business family
Carrie Sonneborn (1859–1933) (m. 1876 – his death) Beulah V. Guggenheim (1877–1960), m. William I. Spiegelberg Edyth B. Guggenheim (1880–1960), m. Louis
Guggenheim_family
German ironclad gunboat
Scorpion was a purely defensive vessel, she saw little active use, apart from brief stints in active service for sea trials upon completion in 1878 and then
SMS_Scorpion_(1877)
King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936
elder brother, Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale. From 1877 to 1892, George served in the Royal Navy, until his elder brother's unexpected
George_V
Military unit
stationed in the Moscow Military District. The corps was formed on 19 February 1877 in the Moscow Military District. Its headquarters was located at Smolensk
13th Army Corps (Russian Empire)
13th_Army_Corps_(Russian_Empire)
Russian grand duke and marshal (1831–1891)
Marshal he commanded the Russian army of the Danube in the Russo-Turkish War, 1877–1878. Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich was born on 8 August 1831 at Tsarskoye
Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (born 1831)
Grand_Duke_Nicholas_Nikolaevich_of_Russia_(born_1831)
German Emperor from 1888 to 1918
Baden: Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1877 Knight of the Order of Berthold the First, 28 July 1877 Grand Cross of the Military Karl-Friedrich Merit
Wilhelm_II
The list of shipwrecks in October 1877 includes ships sunk, foundered, grounded, or otherwise lost during October 1877. "Latest Shipping Intelligence".
List of shipwrecks in October 1877
List_of_shipwrecks_in_October_1877
English cricketer
George Radcliffe (25 September 1877 – 27 October 1951) was an English cricketer active from 1903 to 1906 who played for Lancashire. He was born and died
George_Radcliffe_(cricketer)
System of using young school pupils as servants
Cyclopædia: A Scientific and Popular Treasury of Useful Knowledge. A. J. Johnson. 1877. p. 7. Retrieved 22 August 2020. Nash, Paul (1961). "Training an Elite: The
Fagging
Norwegian actress (1858–1895)
Georg Bernhard von Erpecom (1858–1912). Anna Paulsen debuted on January 22, 1877, in the role of Emilie in Soldaterløier (Soldiers' Pranks) by Jens Christian
Anna_Paulsen
Scottish novelist and poet (1850–1894)
Falling in Love (1877); Virginibus Puerisque iv: The Truth of Intercourse (1879); Crabbed Age and Youth (1878); An Apology for Idlers (1877); Ordered South
Robert_Louis_Stevenson
Scottish cricketer
William Russell Gregson (5 August 1877 – 18 June 1963) was a Scottish cricketer active from 1906 to 1907 who played for Lancashire. He was born in Glasgow
William_Gregson_(cricketer)
Grant. Abbott, Richard (1986). The Republican Party and the South, 1855–1877: The First Southern Strategy. University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 0807816809
1868 United States presidential election
1868_United_States_presidential_election
Species of small, carnivorous mammal native to North America
Books for Young Readers, New York. ISBN 978-0-547-34870-4. Coues, Elliott (1877). Fur Bearing Animals: a Monograph of North American Mustelidae. Department
Fisher_(animal)
Confederate States Army general, farmer and Ku Klux Klan leader (1821–1877)
Nathan Bedford Forrest (July 13, 1821 – October 29, 1877) was a Confederate general, noted for his aggressive cavalry tactics and rapid rise from private
Nathan_Bedford_Forrest
Administrative subdivision of India from 1652 to 1950
MaClean 1877, p. 82 MaClean 1877, p. 85 MaClean 1877, p. 83 MaClean 1877, p. 86 MaClean 1877, p. 88 MaClean 1877, p. 89 MaClean 1877, p. 90 MaClean 1877, p
Madras_Presidency
German luthier (1877–1948)
Ernst Heinrich Roth (1877–1948), also often referred to as Ernst Heinrich Roth I to distinguish him from later family members of the same name, was a German
Ernst_Heinrich_Roth
19th-century American political ideology
Compromise to the Age of Jackson. Perspectives on the History of Congress, 1801–1877. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press. pp. 138, 142, 151. ISBN 978-0-8214-1783-6
Jacksonian_democracy
English cricketer
Philip Edward Morris (26 November 1877 – 6 July 1945) was an English cricketer active from 1909 to 1924 who played for Essex. He was born in Kennington
Philip Morris (English cricketer)
Philip_Morris_(English_cricketer)
Polish watchmaker (1812–1877)
Norbert Patek (French: Antoine Norbert de Patek; 14 June 1812 – 1 March 1877) was a Polish pioneer in watchmaking and the creator of Swiss watchmaker
Antoni_Patek
President of the United States from 1889 to 1893
his new prominence in state politics. When the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 reached Indianapolis, he gathered a citizen militia to make a show of support
Benjamin_Harrison
English cricketer
Kenneth Edgar Mylne Barker (27 October 1877 – 6 August 1938) was an English first-class cricketer active 1898–99 who played for Surrey and Cambridge University
Kenneth_Barker_(cricketer)
1922 Anglo-Turkish war scare
"Intelligence and diplomatic signalling during crises: The British experiences of 1877–78, 1922 and 1938." Intelligence and National Security (2006) 21#5 pp: 675–696
Chanak_crisis
Association football club in Nottingham, England
professional football club in the world. They first competed in the FA Cup in 1877 and in 1888 became one of the 12 founding members of the Football League
Notts_County_F.C.
Islamic philosopher and poet (1877–1938)
Sir Muhammad Iqbal (9 November 1877 – 21 April 1938) was an Islamic philosopher and poet. His poetry in Urdu is considered to be among the greatest of
Muhammad_Iqbal
ACTIVE 1877
ACTIVE 1877
Girl/Female
Hindi
Active.
Boy/Male
English
Active.
Girl/Female
German
Active.
Boy/Male
Teutonic American English
Active.
Girl/Female
Slavic
Active.
Male
English
Pet form of English Ace, ACIE means "number one."
Girl/Female
Greek
Active.
Girl/Female
German
Active.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places, for example in Shropshire and Cheshire, named Clive, from the dative case of Old English clif ‘slope’, ‘bank’, ‘cliff’ (see Cliff), originally used after a preposition. In some cases the name may be topographical, with the same origin and meaning.
Boy/Male
French American
Born eighth.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the name of various places, derived from Old English clif, CLIVE means "bank, cliff, slope."
Girl/Female
German
Active.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Active
Boy/Male
English
Active.
Boy/Male
British, English, Indian, Russian
Work
Boy/Male
English
Active.
Male
English
English pet form of Celtic Arthur, possibly ARTIE means "bear-man."Â
Boy/Male
Indian
Active
Girl/Female
Greek
Active.
Boy/Male
Polish
Active.
ACTIVE 1877
ACTIVE 1877
Boy/Male
Tamil
Maruthi Prasad | மாரà¯à®¤à®¿ பà¯à®°à®¸à®¾à®¤Â
Hanuman, Bhimsen
Boy/Male
Gaelic Irish
From the narrow forest.
Female
Turkish
Turkish name YAÄžMUR means "rain."
Boy/Male
Irish
Famous warrior.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Who Won Truth
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Free from Anger
Boy/Male
Tamil
Wearing the Sky
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Scent of the Lotus
Male
Greek
(Ἐμμανουήλ) Greek form of Hebrew Immanuw'el, EMMANOUEL means "God is with us." In the New Testament bible, this is a name given to Christ by Matthew.
Boy/Male
Egyptian
Osiris's firstborn.
ACTIVE 1877
ACTIVE 1877
ACTIVE 1877
ACTIVE 1877
ACTIVE 1877
adv.
In an active manner; nimbly; briskly; energetically; also, by one's own action; voluntarily, not passively.
a.
Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble; as, an active child or animal.
a.
Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease; an active remedy.
a.
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind.
a.
Not active; inert; esp., not exhibiting any action or activity on polarized light; optically neutral; -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in distinction from other forms which are optically active; as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.
n.
Any one of the active processes going on in an organism; the performance of a function; as, the action of the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice.
a.
Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct from mere existence or state.
v. t.
To make active.
n.
Action.
a.
In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; -- opposed to quiescent, dormant, or extinct; as, active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.
a.
Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to sedentary or to tranquil; as, active employment or service; active scenes.
a.
Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.
a.
Acting in concurrence; united in action.
a.
Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.
a.
Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to passive. See Active voice, under Voice.
a.
Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic; diligent; busy; -- opposed to dull, sluggish, indolent, or inert; as, an active man of business; active mind; active zeal.
a.
Doing; active.
a.
Given to action rather than contemplation; practical; operative; -- opposed to speculative or theoretical; as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.
adv.
In an active signification; as, a word used actively.
a.
Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.