passive

Words with a similar base: passive, passive_voice

'passive'

[passive_voice.n.01] as in: the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb

Examples:
`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice
`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive

'passive'

[passive.a.01] as in: lacking in energy or will; - George Meredith

Examples:
Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself

'passive'

[passive.s.01] as in: peacefully resistant in response to injustice

Examples:
passive resistance

'passive'

[passive.a.03] as in: expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb

Examples:
academics seem to favor passive sentences

Origins

					passive (English)
└── passif (French)
    └── passivus (Latin)
        └── pati (Latin)

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