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In an active manner; nimbly; briskly; energetically; also, by one's own action; voluntarily, not passively.

The quality of being active; nimbleness; quickness of motion; activity.

The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human activities. "The activity of toil." Palfrey.

Without action or spirit. [R.]

A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail. [Spelled also hacqueton.] [Obs.] Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

A female actor or doer. [Obs.] Cockeram.

Involving or comprising action; active. [Obs.] Her walking and other actual performances. Shak. Let your holy and pious intention be actual; that is . . . by a special prayer or action, . . . given to God. Jer. Taylor.

One who deals with or considers actually existing facts and conditions, rather than fancies or theories; -- opposed to idealist. J. Grote.

The state of being actual; reality; as, the actuality of God's nature. South.

A making actual or really existent. [R.] Emerson.

To make actual; to realize in action. [R.] Coleridge.

Actively. [Obs.] "Neither actually . . . nor passively." Fuller.

Quality of being actual; actuality.

Of or pertaining to actuaries; as, the actuarial value of an annuity.

A registar or clerk; -- used originally in courts of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk or registar generally.

To put into action or motion; to move or incite to action; to influence actively; to move as motives do; -- more commonly used of persons. Wings, which others were contriving to actuate by the perpetual motion. Johnson. Men of the greatest abilities are most fired with ambition; and, on the contrary, mean and narrow mi…

A bringing into action; movement. Bp. Pearson.

One who actuates, or puts into action. [R.] Melville.

Very active. [Obs.]