passive
/ˈpæs.ɪv/ noun C2- The passive voice of verbs.
- A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.
- A customer who is satisfied with a product or service, but not keen enough to promote it by word of mouth.
- Any component that consumes but does not produce energy, or is incapable of power gain.
- A thing whose worth decreases with time.
Plural passives
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Noirtier’s face remained perfectly passive during this long preamble, while, on the contrary, Villefort’s eye was endeavoring to penetrate into the inmost recesses of the old man’s heart.
Valentine, with her woman’s instinct, guessed that Morrel would be Monte Cristo’s second, and from the young man’s well-known courage and his great affection for the count, she feared that he would not content himself with the passive part assigned to him.
Despite these occasional inconveniences, municipal authorities generally encourage a policy of tolerance and passive deterrence rather than active removal.
This active process of cognitive mapping is fundamentally different from the passive obedience routinely demanded by modern GPS applications.
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