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Word entry · 7 letters

passive

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈpæs.ɪv/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aeipssvStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. 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

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