Definition of passive
English to English adjective - lacking in energy or will
Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself.
source: WordNet 3.0 - expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb
Academics seem to favor passive sentences.
source: WordNet 3.0 - Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene.
source: Webster 1913 noun - the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice.
`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive.
source: WordNet 3.0 adjective satellite - peacefully resistant in response to injustice
Passive resistance.
source: WordNet 3.0
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passive, possessive, piassava, pasiphae, phase iv, pasabi, pass by, pass up, pass off, peasweep, paspy, pag-iisip, phakoscope, pacify, pius v, pousse-cafe, pius vi, piss-up, pageboy, psophia
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