passive: Information About The Word 'passive'

passive is an acceptable dictionary word for games like scrabble, words with friends, crossword, etc.

The word 'passive' is made up of 7 letters.

• (a) lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
• (a) expressing thatthe subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences"
• (n) 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; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"
• (s) peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance"

Using the word 'passive' in Scrabble will fetch you 12 points while using it in Words with Friends will fetch you 14 points (without taking into consideration the effect of any multipliers).

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Words Ending With 'passive'

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Words Starting With 'passive'

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Words Containing 'passive'

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