passive, adj.
freq. cnt. 6
freq. cnt. 6
lacking in energy or will
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
inactive passive
sample sentences
"Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
attribute
similar to
peacefully resistant in response to injustice
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
passive peaceful
sample sentences
"passive resistance"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb
<adj.all>
passive