passive

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.

2. 2

   Taking no action.

   • He remained passive during the protest.
3. 3

   Being in the passive voice.

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   1. 4

      Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.

   2. 5

      Not participating in management.

   3. 6

      Without motive power.

      • a passive balloon
      • a passive aeroplane
      • passive flight, such as gliding and soaring
   4. 7

      Of a component

      Of a component: that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain.

   5. 8

      Where allowance is made for a possible future event.

      • There would be a shuttle service of four trains an hour from Reading, where the rebuilt station also has passive provision for the trains.
   6. 9

      The passive voice of verbs.

   7. 10

      A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.

   8. 11

      A customer who is satisfied with a product or service, but not keen enough to promote it…

      A customer who is satisfied with a product or service, but not keen enough to promote it by word of mouth.

      • If you want to improve your organization's NPS, you need to follow up with your detractors, passives, and promoters to understand why they answered your question as they did and what you can do better in the future.
   9. 12

      Any component that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain.

      • Reductions In Both Size And Weight Offered By Integrated Passives You may not know it yet, but if you're like most consumers, you want integrated passives.
      • The components include active devices such as logic, memory, processors, etc.; passives such as capacitors, resistors, crystal oscillators, inductances, etc.; […]
   10. 13

       Ellipsis of passive attack.

   11. 14

       A thing whose worth decreases with time.

The neighborhood

• synonymdisinterested
• synonymuninvolved
• neighborpassion
• neighborpassionate
• neighborpatience
• neighborpatient