Synonyms:
passive, inactive
Meaning: lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
Synonyms:
passive, peaceful
Meaning: peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
passive_voice, passive
Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
But his consent remained passive.
On the passive, it is undergoing.
I was passive in the whole matter.
This is the case with passive natures.
Whether the Intellect Is a Passive Power?
And thus with us to understand is to be passive.
Therefore the intellectual power is not passive.
But the passive intellect is an immaterial power.
And consequently the intellect is a passive power.
(2) If it be a power, whether it is a passive power?