dormant
Active.
The root word of actively is active; not act because the word 'act' has a different meaning to the other two words.
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The meaning of the word activity is a condition in which things are being or have been done.
The word meaning "physically active" is spelt correctly in the question.
The prefix that goes with active is "re-" for the word "reactive," meaning responding to a stimulus or situation.
"Spirare" is a Latin word meaning "to breathe" or "to blow." It can also be interpreted as meaning "to be alive" or "to be active."
Active, hard-working, or maybe lively?
The word 'active' is not a noun; the word 'active' is an adjective, a word that describes a noun (an active child, an active account).The noun forms for active are act or activity.
Crepuscular, in zoology, means becoming active at twilight.
The word activate is not the root word. It is built from a root plus affixes. Here's the breakdown: Root: act — meaning to do or to perform. It comes from the Latin agere ("to do, drive"). Suffix: -ive → forms the adjective active ("doing" or "energetic"). Suffix: -ate → forms the verb activate, meaning "to make active" or "to cause to start working." Word family: act (root) action actor active activity activate activation react interaction So, the root word of activate is act. Example: The technician activated the alarm system. Root meaning: act = "do" or "make something work."
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