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passive::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

passive

adjective

/'pæsɪv/

lacking in energy or will

Type	Words
Synonyms	inactive
Derivation	passivity, passiveness

Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself.

passive

adjective

/'pæsɪv/

peacefully resistant in response to injustice

Type	Words
Synonyms	peaceful
Derivation	passiveness

passive resistance.

passive

noun

/'pæsɪv/

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

Type	Words
Synonyms	passive voice
Type of	voice

`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice.

`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive.

passive

adjective

/'pæsɪv/

expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb

Type	Words

academics seem to favor passive sentences.