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passive
('p/&/s/I/v )

adjective (a)

  • lacking in energy or will(adj.all)
    Example:
    Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself.
    Synonym:
    inactive
    Antonym:
    active
    source: wordnet30
  • expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb(adj.all)
    Example:
    Academics seem to favor passive sentences.
    source: wordnet30
  • Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • 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(noun.linkdef)
    Example:
    `The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice.
    `The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive.
    Synonym:
    passive voice
    Antonym:
    active, active voice
    source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

  • peacefully resistant in response to injustice(adj.all)
    Example:
    Passive resistance.
    Synonym:
    peaceful
    source: wordnet30
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