passiveness

Definition of passiveness in English English dictionary: The condition of being passive; passivity; {n} submission, a power of suffering; The quality or state of being passive; unresisting submission; {i} passive attitude, submissiveness, state of not reacting to outside stimulus
passive: Taking no action
He remained passive during the protest.
passive: Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one
passive: Being in the passive voice
passive: A form of a verb that is in the passive voice
passive: Not participating in management
passive: Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction
passive: The passive voice of verbs
passive: unresponsive
passive: {a} submissive, meek, not opposing
Passive: supine
passive: {s} submissive, unresisting, compliant, docile; indifferent, apathetic
passive: An electronic circuit composed of passive elements, such as resistors, inductors, or capacitors, without any active elements, such as vacuum tubes or transistors generally resulting in a signal loss
passive: the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb; "`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice"; "`The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive"
passive: Remaining neutral or submissive during an event
passive: Inactive; inert; not showing strong affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive
passive: The type of circuitry that does <I>not<P> require external power, but rather uses only basic circuit elements such as capacitors, inductors, and resistors (e g , We used two capacitors and one inductor to make a 6 dB/octave passive crossover for our midrange speakers )
passive: Not requiring an external source of power; containing resistors, capacitors, inductors, etc , but no tubes or transistors; provides no amplification
passive: 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
passive: asserting that the person or thing represented by the grammatical subject is subjected to or affected by the action represented by the verb In the last sentence, the subject "person or thing" is acted upon by the verbs "subject" and "affect", so the sentence is in the passive voice In the last sentence, the subject "subject" is acted upon by the verb "act", so the sentence is also in the passive voice (Repeat last sentence ad infinitum )
passive: disapproval If you describe someone as passive, you mean that they do not take action but instead let things happen to them. His passive attitude made things easier for me active + passively pas·sive·ly He sat there passively, content to wait for his father to make the opening move. + passivity pas·sivi·ty the passivity of the public under the military occupation
passive: Containing no power sources to augment output power, e g , passive electrical network, passive reflector (as in the Echo satellite) Applied to a device that draws all its power from the input signal Compare active
passive: {i} (Grammar) verb form used to show that the subject is being acted upon (rather than performing an action)
passive: (of a defensive play) not risking tricks but not tending to promote any immediately
passive: refers to a move that merely guards, wards off threats, or marks time, as opposed to an active attacking or counterattacking move
passive: In grammar, the passive or the passive voice is formed using `be' and the past participle of a verb. The subject of a passive clause does not perform the action expressed by the verb but is affected by it. For example, in `He's been murdered', the verb is in the passive. Compare active. the passive the passive form of a verb, for example 'was destroyed' in the sentence 'The building was destroyed during the war.' active
passive: A characteristic condition of stainless steels which impedes normal corrosion tendencies to the point where the metal remains virtually un-attacked hence passive to its environment
passive: A passive audio device is one which does not use amplification circuits By nature of design, passive devices do cause a loss in power (insertion loss) Because they do not contain amplifiers, and are "cut-only" or "subtractive" in operation, passive devices tend to not add noise or distortion to a signal (although noise may be added in compensating for insertion loss) Typical passive devices include direct boxes, splitters, equalizers and crossovers
passive: Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving impressions or influences; as, they were passive spectators, not actors in the scene
passive: speakers or sub-woofers that react to an amplified signal from a separate amplifier They contain no amplification themselves Active speakers and sub-woofers have built-in amplification and require only a Line Level input signal from a source component or amplifier
passive: peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance"
passive: unresisting, submissive, complacent
passive: a component that doesn't need a power source to function Examples of passive components are: resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers, etc Also used to refer to guitar pickups that don't have built-in preamps, and don't require batteries to operate
passive: When the subject of a sentence has an action done to them
passive: adj Passive protection has no special action like a cam, it is merely wedged into a crack and functions only one way
passive: Income or loss from business activities in which a person does not materially participate, such as a limited partnership
passive: Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient; not opposing; unresisting; as, passive obedience; passive submission
passive: peacefully resistant in response to injustice; "passive resistance
passive: lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith
passive: Lacking any active devices or active circuitry
passive: A passive activity involves watching, looking at, or listening to things rather than doing things. They want less passive ways of filling their time. active
passive: Atwegh
passive: lacking in energy or will; "Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself"- George Meredith expressing thatthe subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences"
passive: expressing thatthe subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb; "academics seem to favor passive sentences"
passive: Passive is a style of play that is characterized by reluctance to bet and raise This does not always mean tight A typical loose-passive player will call with almost anything, but raise only with very powerful hands (see calling station) A passive table is one with many passive players, so that, for example, few hands are raised pre-flop
passive: Something that is not active, but rather is acted upon
passive: Passive resistance involves showing opposition to the people in power in your country by not co-operating with them and protesting in non-violent ways. They made it clear that they would only exercise passive resistance in the event of a military takeover. active
passive: A style of play that is characterized by reluctance to bet and raise

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