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Meaning Of Passive
a.
Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving
impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors
in the scene.
a.
Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or
active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not
opposing; unresisting; as, passive obedience; passive submission.
a.
Inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red
phosphorus is comparatively passive.
a.
Designating certain morbid conditions, as hemorrhage or
dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the vessels and tissues, with
deficient vitality and lack of reaction in the affected tissues.