passive

Academic Word List, sublist 9.

About 16.48 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
2. adjective Taking no action.

   He remained passive during the protest.

3. adjective Being in the passive voice.
4. adjective Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.
5. adjective Not participating in management.
6. adjective Without motive power.

   a passive balloon

7. adjective Of a component: that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain.
8. adjective Where allowance is made for a possible future event.

Similar words

inactive peaceful unresisting resistless nonviolent supine passive voice silent inert tacit

Often followed by

and resistance voice in role or obedience activity solar

Word family

passively passiveness passivenesses passives passivity