passive
adj 1: lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive
order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict
pain upon oneself"- George Meredith [syn: {inactive}]
[ant: {active}]
2: peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive
resistance" [syn: {peaceful}]
3: (grammar) passive voice [ant: {active}]
n : the voice used to indicate that the subject of the verb is
the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by
the verb [syn: {passive voice}] [ant: {active voice}]