Definitions
lacking in energy or will
Word origin
From Middle English passyf, passyve, from Middle French, French passif, from Latin passivus (“serving to express the suffering of an action; in late Latin literally capable of suffering or feeling”), from passus, past participle of pati (“to suffer”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₁- (“to hurt”); compare patient.
Used in a sentence
“He remained passive during the protest.”
“a passive balloon”
“a passive aeroplane”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Not active”7 letters
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