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Interact vs Interactive - What's the difference?

interact | interactive |

As nouns the difference between interact and interactive

is that interact is a short act or piece between others, as in a play; an interlude; hence, intermediate employment or time while interactive is a feature (as in a museum) that can be interacted with.

As a verb interact

is to act upon each other; as, two agents mutually interact.

As an adjective interactive is

acting with each other.

interact

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A short act or piece between others, as in a play; an interlude; hence, intermediate employment or time.
    • (Chesterfield)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To act upon each other; as, two agents mutually interact.

    • interactive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Acting with each other.
    • Two interactive systems.
  • (computer science) Responding to the user.
    • Interactive user interface

    Derived terms

    * interaction * interactivity

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A feature (as in a museum) that can be interacted with.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=June 26, author=Laurel Graeber, title=Spare Times: For Children, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The show includes computer interactives , animation, models and live parakeets (for an exercise in species identification). }} ----