passive
Cross references:
1. inactive
1. pas.sive \'pas-iv\ \pa-'siv-*t-e-\ aj [ME, fr. L passivuus, fr. passus,
pp.] 1a1: acted upon by an external agency 1a2: receptive to outside
impressions or influences of a verb form or voice 1b1: asserting that the
person or thing represented by the grammatical sub ject is subjected to or
affected by the action represented by the verb of a grammatical
construction 1b2: containing a passive verb form 1c: lacking in energy or
will : LETHARGIC 1d: induced by an outside agency {~ exercise} 2a: not
active or operating : INERT 2b: LATENT 2c: of, relating to, or
characterized by a state of chemical inactivity; (Xesp : resistant to
corrosion 3a: receiving or enduring without resistance : SUBMISSIVE 3b:
existing without being active or open {~ support} - pas.sive.ly av
2. passive n 1: a passive verb form 2: the passive voice of a language