passive
passive Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance.
"Rather than taking a passive role in the negotiations, she advocated firmly for her team's interests."
Denoting a grammatical voice or verb form in which the subject undergoes the action of the verb rather than performing it.
"Scientific papers often use passive constructions to emphasize experimental results over the researchers themselves."
Operating or achieved without an external input of energy, mechanical power, or ongoing effort (especially in engineering, electronics, or finance).
"The eco-friendly building relies on passive solar heating to maintain a comfortable indoor temperature during winter."
• noun
The passive voice of a language, or a verb form or clause constructed in the passive voice.
"The editor suggested rewriting the sentence to replace the awkward passive with a direct active verb."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French passif and directly from Latin passivus ('capable of feeling or suffering'), derived from passus, the past participle of pati ('to suffer, endure, or undergo').