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passive passive definition

passive


 
  Grep  of  noun  passive 
  passive 
  passive  air  defense 
  passive  immunity 
  passive  matrix  display 
  passive  resistance 
  passive  resister 
  passive  transport 
  passive  trust 
  passive  voice 
  passiveness 
 
  Overview  of  noun  passive 
 
  The  noun  passive  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  passive  voice,  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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  passive 
 
  The  adj  passive  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  passive,  inactive  --  (lacking  in  energy  or  will  "Much  benevolence  of  the  passive  order  may  be  traced  to  a  disinclination  to  inflict  pain  upon  oneself"-  George  Meredith) 
  2.  (1)  passive,  peaceful  --  (peacefully  resistant  in  response  to  injustice;  "passive  resistance") 
  3.  passive  --  ((grammar)  passive  voice) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  passive 
 
  3  senses  of  passive 
 
  Sense  1 
  passive  (vs.  active),  inactive 
 
  active  (vs.  passive) 
  =>  activist,  activistic 
  =>  proactive 
 
  Sense  2 
  passive,  peaceful 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  nonviolent)  ->  violent 
 
  Sense  3 
  passive  (vs.  active) 
 
  active  (vs.  passive) 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  passive 
 
  3  senses  of  passive 
 
  Sense  1 
  passive  (vs.  active),  inactive 
  =>  resistless,  supine,  unresisting 
 
  Sense  2 
  passive,  peaceful 
  =>  nonviolent  (vs.  violent) 
 
  Sense  3 
  passive  (vs.  active) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  passive 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  passive 
 
  Sense  1 
  passive  (vs.  active),  inactive 
  =>  passivity,  passiveness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  passive 
 
  passive  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  passive 
  impassive 
  passive 
 
  Overview  of  noun  passive 
 
  The  noun  passive  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  passive  voice,  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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  passive 
 
  The  adj  passive  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  passive,  inactive  --  (lacking  in  energy  or  will  "Much  benevolence  of  the  passive  order  may  be  traced  to  a  disinclination  to  inflict  pain  upon  oneself"-  George  Meredith) 
  2.  (1)  passive,  peaceful  --  (peacefully  resistant  in  response  to  injustice;  "passive  resistance") 
  3.  passive  --  ((grammar)  passive  voice) 



passive definition