passive
adjective
1. lacking in energy or will
- the passive man sat all day
Similar word(s): resistless, unresisting, supine, inactive
2. peacefully resistant in response to injustice
- passive resistance
Similar word(s): nonviolent, peaceful
3. (grammar) having a passive voice in a sentence.
- academics seem to favor passive sentences
Sentences with passive as an adjective:
- He remained passive during the protest.
- a passive balloon; a passive aeroplane; passive flight, such as gliding and soaring