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   Pas·sive

   /ˈpasiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance: "the women were portrayed as passive victims" Similar submissiveacquiescentunresistingyieldingunassertivenonresistantcompliantcomplaisantpliantresignedobedientdociletractablemalleablepliablemeeksubdueddeferentialforbearinglong-sufferingpatientlamblikenonviolentsupinenonaggressivearchaic:resistlessOpposite activeassertive
   • 2. denoting or relating to a voice of verbs in which the subject undergoes the action of the verb (e.g., they were killed as opposed to he killed them).
   • 3. (of a circuit or device) containing no source of electromotive force: "a passive optical network is to be installed in 2000 homes"
   • ▪ (of radar or a satellite) receiving or reflecting radiation from a transmitter or target rather than generating its own signal: "passive sensors detect the emissions from enemy radar"
   • ▪ relating to or denoting heating systems that make use of incident sunlight as an energy source: "bananas can be grown at the highest altitude using passive solar heating alone"
   • 4. (of a metal) made unreactive by a thin inert surface layer of oxide.

   noun

   • 1. a passive form of a verb.
   • ▪ the passive voice.

   Word Origin late Middle English(in passive (sense 2 of the adjective), also in the sense ‘(exposed to) suffering, acted on by an external agency’): from Latin passivus, from pass- ‘suffered’, from the verb pati.

   Derivatives

   • 1. passiveness noun

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   What is the opposite of passive?

   • Opposite of accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance Opposite of not actively participating in an activity or interaction Opposite of showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern Opposite of lacking strength of character to follow one's own principles

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   • The state of being passive. A lack of enthusiasm. Find another word for passiveness. In this page you can discover 5 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for passiveness, like: apathy, resignation, unconcern, indifference and passivity.

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   • Synonyms & Near Synonyms for passively. meekly, mildly, tamely. calmly, collectedly, composedly, coolly. (also cooly),

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   • Some common synonyms of passive are idle, inactive, inert, and supine. While all these words mean "not engaged in work or activity," passive implie...
   • While in some cases nearly identical to passive, idle applies to persons that are not busy or occupied or to their powers or their implements. // w...
   • Although the words inactive and passive have much in common, inactive applies to anyone or anything not in action or in operation or at work. // on...
   • While the synonyms inert and passive are close in meaning, inert as applied to things implies powerlessness to move or to affect other things; as a...
   • The words supine and passive are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, supine applies only to persons and commonly implies abjectness or...

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