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Definitions for Passive

[1] not reacting visibly to something that might be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling.
[2] not participating readily or actively; inactive: a passive member of a committee.
[3] not involving visible reaction or active participation: to play a passive role.
[4] inert or quiescent.
[5] influenced, acted upon, or affected by some external force, cause, or agency; being the object of action rather than causing action (opposed to active).
[6] receiving or characterized by the reception of impressions or influences from external sources.
[7] produced or caused by an external agency.
[8] receiving, enduring, or submitting without resistance: a passive hypnotic subject.
[9] Grammar . noting a voice in the inflection of the verb in some languages which is used to indicate that the subject undergoes the action of the verb. Latin portātur, “he, she, or it is carried,” is in the passive voice. noting or pertaining to a construction similar to this in meaning, as English He is carried (opposed to active).
[10] Chemistry . inactive, especially under conditions in which chemical activity is to be expected.
[11] Metallurgy . (of a metal) treated so as to impart impassivity.
[12] Medicine/Medical . of or relating to certain unhealthy but dormant conditions; inactive, as opposed to active or spontaneous.
[13] Telecommunications . designed to relay signals without electronic devices: a passive communications satellite.
[14] (of a solar heating system) accumulating and distributing solar heat without the aid of machinery.
[15] the passive voice.
[16] a passive form or construction.
[17] not active or not participating perceptibly in an activity, organization, etc
[18] unresisting and receptive to external forces; submissive
[19] not working or operating
[20] affected or acted upon by an external object or force
[21] grammar denoting a voice of verbs in sentences in which the grammatical subject is not the logical subject but rather the recipient of the action described by the verb, as was broken in the sentence The glass was broken by a boy Compare active (def. 5a)
[22] chem (of a substance, esp a metal) apparently chemically unreactive, usually as a result of the formation of a thin protective layer that prevents further reaction
[23] electronics telecomm containing no source of power and therefore capable only of attenuating a signal a passive network not capable of amplifying a signal or controlling a function a passive communications satellite
[24] finance (of a bond, share, debt, etc) yielding no interest
[25] grammar the passive voice a passive verb

Words related to Passive

unflappable, quiet, uninvolved, static, laid-back, nonviolent, indifferent, apathetic, bearing, patient, flat, yielding, idle, long-suffering, cool, asleep, compliant, docile, enduring, forbearing

Words nearby Passive

passionfruit, passionist, passionless, passiontide, passivate, passive, passive anaphylaxis, passive clot, passive congestion, passive euthanasia, passive hemagglutination

Origin of Passive

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin passīvus literally, submissive, equivalent to pass(us ) (past participle of patī to experience, undergo, submit) + -īvus -ive

Words that may be confused with Passive

aggressive, passive

Other words from Passive

pas·sive·ly , adverb
qua·si-pas·sive , adjective
qua·si-pas·sive·ly , adverb
sem·i·pas·sive , adjective
sem·i·pas·sive·ly , adverb
sem·i·pas·sive·ness , noun
un·pas·sive , adjective
un·pas·sive·ly , adverb

Word origin for Passive

C14: from Latin passīvus susceptible of suffering, from patī to undergo

Synonyms for Passive

apathetic, indifferent, laid-back, nonviolent, quiet, static, unflappable, uninvolved, bearing, cool, flat, idle, long-suffering, patient, yielding, acquiescent, asleep, compliant, docile, enduring, forbearing, going through motions, hands off, inert, latent, moony, motionless, nonresistant, phlegmatic, poker-faced, quiescent, receptive, resigned, sleepy, stolid, submissive, tractable, unassertive, unresisting, walking through it