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pas·sive  (psv)

adj.

1. Receiving or subjected to an action without responding or initiating an action in return: the mind viewed as a passive receptacle for sensory experience. See Synonyms at inactive.

2. Accepting or submitting without objection or resistance; submissive: a passive acceptance of one's fate.

3. Existing, conducted, or experienced without active or concerted effort: "Although tick paralysis is a reportable disease in Washington, surveillance is passive, and only 10 cases were reported during 1987-1995" U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "[Many parents believe] that computers are educational and, at the least, less passive than television" Tamar Lewin.

4. Of, relating to, or being certain bonds or shares that do not bear financial interest.

5. Of, relating to, or being a solar heating or cooling system that uses no external mechanical power.

6. Grammar Of, relating to, or being a verb form or voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject is the object of the action or the effect of the verb. For example, in the sentence They were impressed by his manner, were impressed is in the passive voice.

7. Chemistry Unreactive except under special or extreme conditions; inert.

8. Electronics Exhibiting no gain or contributing no energy: a passive circuit element.

9. Psychology Relating to or characteristic of an inactive or submissive role in a relationship, especially a sexual relationship.

n.

1. Grammar

a. The passive voice.

b. A verb or construction in the passive voice.

2. One that is submissive or inactive. Often used in the plural: "And the rest of us, we passives of the world, proceeded . . . as if nothing untoward had happened" Martin Gottfried.

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[Middle English, from Old French passif, from Latin passvus, subject to emotion, the passive, from passus, past participle of pat, to suffer; see p(i)- in Indo-European roots.]

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passive·ly adv.

passive·ness n.

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passive

Adjective

1. not taking an active part

2. submissive and receptive to outside forces

3. Grammar denoting a form of verbs used to indicate that the subject is the recipient of the action, as was broken in The glass was broken by that boy over there

4. Chem (of a substance) chemically unreactive

Noun

Grammar the passive form of a verb [Latin passivus capable of suffering]

passively adv
passivity n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	passive - 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" passive voice voice - (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes
Adj.	1.	passive - lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith inactive active - disposed to take action or effectuate change; "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"; "an active antagonism"; "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances"
	2.	passive - peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance" peaceful nonviolent - abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence
	3.	passive - expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences" grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) active - expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"

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passive

adjective 1. submissive, resigned, compliant, receptive, lifeless, docile, nonviolent, quiescent, acquiescent, unassertive, unresisting << OPPOSITE spirited

2. inactive, inert, uninvolved, non-participating << OPPOSITE active

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In surveillance, an adjective applied to actions or equipments which emit no energy capable of being detected.

Translations

passive [ˈpæsɪv] adj (also LING) → pasivo

passive [ˈpæsɪv] adj (also) (Ling) → passif/ive

passive [ˈpæsɪv] adj → passiv;

(Ling) → Passiv-

n (Ling) → Passiv nt

passive [ˈpæsɪv] adj (also LING) → passivo/a

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passive

adj passive [ˈpӕsiv]

1 showing no interest, emotion etc, or not resisting an attack etc The villagers showed passive resistance to the enemy passief غَيْر فَعّال، سَلْبي безучастен pasivní passiv passiv παθητικός, απαθής pasivo passiivne بی تفاوت؛ آرام passiivinen passif פָּאסִיבִי निष्क्रिय pasivan,bez otpora passzív pasif aðgerðalaus, óvirkur passivo 消極的な 수동적인, 무저항의 pasyvus, abejingas pasīvs pasif passief passiv bierny passivo pasiv пассивный pasívny pasiven pasivan passiv ซึ่งไม่มีปฏิกิริยา pasif, tepki göstermeyen 消極的 пасивний, бездіяльний انفعالي، خاموشي سے برداشت کرنے والا thụ động 消极的

2 of the form of the verb used when the subject receives the action of the verb The boy was bitten by the dog. lydend مَبني للمَجْهول страдателен trpný passiv passiv παθητικός (γραμμ.) (voz) pasiva passiiv, tehtavik مجهول passiivi passif סָבִיל कर्मवाच्य trpni oblik,pasiv szenvedő (alak) bentuk pasif í þolmynd passivo 受動態の 수동(태)의 neveikiamosios rūšies ciešamās kārtas- pasif lijdende vorm passiv czasownik w stronie biernej passivo pasiv пассивный, страдательный trpný rod pasivna oblika glagola pasiv passiv รูปกริยาแสดงผู้ถูกกระทำ edilgen 被動語態 пасивний فعل مجہول thể bị động 被动语态

adv ˈpassively

passief بِصورَةٍ غير فَعّالَه безучастно netečně passivt passiv παθητικά pasivamente, con pasividad passiivselt با بی تفاوتی passiivisesti passivement בְּאוֹפֶן פָּאסִיבִי निष्क्रिय ढंग से, शांतिपूर्वक pasivno,strpljivo passzívan secara pasif í þolmynd; aðgerðalaust passivamente 受身に 수동적으로 pasyviai pasīvi dgn pasif lijdzaam passivt pasywnie, biernie passivamente (în mod) pasiv пассивно pasívne, ľahostajne pasivno pasivno passivt อย่างไม่มีปฏิกิริยาโต้ตอบ pasif olarak, tepki göstermeden 被動地 пасивно خاموشي سے، بغير مزاحمت کے thờ ơ 被动地

n ˈpassiveness

passiwiteit عَدَم نَشاط، لا فاعليَّه безучастност netečnost passivitet die Passivität παθητικότητα pasividad passiivsus بی تفاوتی passiivisuus passivité פָּאסִיבִיוּת निष्क्रियता, अकर्मण्यता pasivnost,pokornost vminek, vkinek a passzív volta sikap pasif hlutleysi; aðgerðaleysi passività 消極性 수동적임 pasyvumas pasivitāte kepasifan passiviteit passivitet bierność passividade pasivitate пассивность ľahostajnosť pasivnost pasivnost passivitet การไม่โต้ตอบ eylemsizlik 被動 невикористання انفعاليت، عدم مزاحمت tính thụ động 被动

n pasˈsivity

passiwiteit عَدَم نَشاط، لا مُبالاه безучастност pasivita passivitet die Passivität παθητικότητα pasividad passiivsus عدم فعالیت passiivisuus passivité פַּאסִיבִיוּת निष्क्रियता manjak otpora passzivitás sikap pasif hlutleysi; aðgerðaleysi passività 受動性 수동성; 무저항 pasyvumas pasivitāte kepasifan passiviteit passivitet pasywność passividade pasivitate пассивность pasivita pasivnost pasivnost passivitet การไม่โต้ตอบ eylemsizlik 消極 пасивність, інертність حالت جمود sự thờ ơ 消极