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==References == | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' a.) [[Receiving]] or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing; unresisting; as, passive obedience; passive submission. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' a.) Inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' a.) Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' a.) Designating certain morbid conditions, as hemorrhage or dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the vessels and tissues, with deficient vitality and lack of reaction in the affected tissues. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:02, 13 October 2021
Passive [1]
(1): ( a.) Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing; unresisting; as, passive obedience; passive submission.
(2): ( a.) Inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive.
(3): ( a.) Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene.
(4): ( a.) Designating certain morbid conditions, as hemorrhage or dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the vessels and tissues, with deficient vitality and lack of reaction in the affected tissues.
