(adj) lacking in energy or will; - George Meredith, Syn. inactive, Ant. active, Example:Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself

passive

(adj) peacefully resistant in response to injustice, Syn. peaceful, Example:passive resistance

passive

(adj) expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb, Ant. active, Example:academics seem to favor passive sentences

passive air defense

(n) air defense by the use of deception or dispersion or protective construction

passive immunity

(n) an impermanent form of acquired immunity in which antibodies against a disease are acquired naturally (as through the placenta to an unborn child) or artificially (as by injection of antiserum)

passively

(adv) in a passive manner, Ant. actively, Example:he listened passively

passive matrix display

(n) a type of LCD display used for some portable computers; parallel wires run both vertically and horizontally and pixels are turned on when the wires intersecting at that pixel are both energized, Example:passive matrix displays are generally inferior to active matrix displays

passive resistance

(n) peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate, Syn. nonviolence, nonviolent resistance

passive source

(n) an informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has

passive transport

(n) transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion; expenditure of energy is not required

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Passive

a. [ L. passivus: cf. F. passif. See Passion. ] 1. Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene. [ 1913 Webster ]

The passive air
Upbore their nimble tread. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The mind is wholly passive in the reception of all its simple ideas. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing; unresisting; as, passive obedience; passive submission. [ 1913 Webster ]

The best virtue, passive fortitude. Massinger. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Chem.) Inactive; inert; unreactive; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Med.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Passive congestion (Med.), congestion due to obstruction to the return of the blood from the affected part. --
Passive iron (Chem.), iron which has been subjected to the action of heat, of strong nitric acid, chlorine, etc. It is then not easily acted upon by acids. --
Passive movement (Med.), a movement of a part, in order to exercise it, made without the assistance of the muscles which ordinarily move the part. --
Passive obedience (as used by writers on government), obedience or submission of the subject or citizen as a duty in all cases to the existing government. --
Passive prayer, among mystic divines, a suspension of the activity of the soul or intellectual faculties, the soul remaining quiet, and yielding only to the impulses of grace. --
Passive verb, or
Passive voice (Gram.), a verb, or form of a verb, which expresses the effect of the action of some agent; as, in Latin, doceor, I am taught; in English, she is loved; the picture is admired by all; he is assailed by slander. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Inactive; inert; quiescent; unresisting; unopposing; suffering; enduring; submissive; patient. [ 1913 Webster ]

Passive aeroplane

{ or }. One unprovided with motive power. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Passive flight

. Flight, such as gliding and soaring, accomplished without the use of motive power. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Passively

adv. 1. In a passive manner; inertly; unresistingly. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. As a passive verb; in the passive voice. [ 1913 Webster ]

Passiveness

n. The quality or state of being passive; unresisting submission. [ 1913 Webster ]

To be an effect implies passiveness, or the being subject to the power and action of its cause. J. Edwards. [ 1913 Webster ]

passivism

n. 1. The doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable; hence, the principle of passive resistance. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- pacifism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. The quality of being passive. [ PJC ]

Passivity

n. [ Cf. F. passivité. ] 1. Passiveness; -- opposed to activity. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Physics) The tendency of a body to remain in a given state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another body; inertia. Cheyne. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Chem.) The quality or condition of any substance which has no inclination to chemical activity; inactivity. [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Passiv { n } [ gramm. ]

passive

Passiva { pl }

liabilities

Passivität { f } | Passivitäten { pl }

passivity | passiveness

Passivposten { m }

debit item

Passivsaldo { n }

debit balance

Passivsaldo { n }; Unterbilanz { f }

adverse balance

passiv; untätig { adj } | passiver | am passivsten

passive | more passive | most passive

passiv (Zahlungsbilanz) { adj }

unfavorable [ Am. ]; unfavourable [ Br. ]

passiv { adv }

passively

passivieren; durch Oberflächenbehandlung schützen [ techn. ]

to passivate

Japanese-German: JDDICT Dictionary JDDICT JP-DE Dictionary

受動

[じゅどう, judou] Passiv

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